2024 MAC men's basketball tournament scores, schedule, bracket, TV, livestream info
The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament tipped off Thursday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The winner claims the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will find itself somewhere on the bracket Sunday evening. Kent State won last year's MAC Tournament, with Akron winning the 2022 title.
Here's what you need to know about this year's tournament:
2024 MAC tournament schedule, scores
Quarterfinals | Thursday, March 14
Game 1: No. 8 Kent State 67, No. 1 Toledo 59 | Story
Game 2: No. 4 Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Bowling Green, 30 minutes following Game 1
Game 3: No. 2 Akron vs. No. 7 Miami of Ohio, 30 minutes following Game 2
Game 4: No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Western Michigan, 30 minutes following Game 3
Semifinals | Friday, March 15
Game 5: No. 8 Kent State vs. Game 2 winner, 5:00 p.m.
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Final | Saturday, March 16
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Who is the top seed in the MAC men's basketball tournament?
Toledo (20-11, 14-4) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed for the second straight year. But unlike last season, when the Rockets were dominant much of the season in going 16-2 in league play, this year's team had to rally to claim the regular-season title. The Rockets won their final three league games to pass Akron (21-10, 13-5) in the standings, as the Zips lost their final two MAC games. Akron and Toledo split their two regular-season meetings, each winning on their own home floor. Toledo, though, is not the hottest team entering the tournament. That would be Ohio (19-12, 13-5), as the Bobcats have won six straight coming in Thursday.
What were the final 2023-24 MAC men's basketball standings
SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | OVERALL | |||||
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Toledo | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 20 | 11 | 0.645 | Won 3 |
Akron | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 21 | 10 | 0.677 | Lost 2 |
Ohio | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 19 | 12 | 0.613 | Won 6 |
Central Mich. | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 18 | 13 | 0.581 | Won 2 |
Bowling Green | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 19 | 12 | 0.613 | Won 2 |
Miami (OH) | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 15 | 16 | 0.484 | Lost 2 |
Western Mich. | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 | Won 1 |
Kent St. | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 15 | 16 | 0.484 | Lost 2 |
Ball St. | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 15 | 16 | 0.484 | Lost 1 |
Eastern Mich. | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 13 | 18 | 0.419 | Lost 1 |
NIU | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 11 | 20 | 0.355 | Won 1 |
Buffalo | 2 | 16 | 0.111 | 4 | 27 | 0.129 | Lost 5 |
2024 MAC tournament bracket
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How to watch the MAC Men's Basketball Tournament on TV, streaming
All the first-round games in the tournament Thursday can be streamed with an ESPN+ subscription.
Both of Friday's semifinals will be available to watch live on CBS Sports Network.
The MAC championship game is on ESPN2 Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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