2005 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2005 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final.[1][2] In the NCAA Ohio lost in the first round to Florida.[3] Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. [4]

2005 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (4th title)
Winning coachTim O'Shea (1st title)
MVPLeon Williams (Ohio)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Miami12–6 .66719–11  .633
Buffalo11–7 .61123–10  .697
Ohio†11–7 .61121–11  .656
Akron11–7 .61119–10  .655
Kent State11–7 .61120–13  .606
Marshall3–15 .1676–22  .214
West
Western Michigan11–7 .61120–13  .606
Toledo11–7 .61116–13  .552
Bowling Green10–8 .55618–11  .621
Ball State10–8 .55615–13  .536
Northern Illinois7–11 .38911–17  .393
Eastern Michigan5–13 .27812–18  .400
Central Michigan4–14 .22210–18  .357
† 2005 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


Tournament

Seeds
  1. Miami
  2. Toledo
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Ohio
  5. Kent State
  6. Akron
  7. Buffalo
  8. Bowling Green
  9. Ball State
  10. Northern Illinois
  11. Eastern Michigan
  12. Central Michigan
  13. Marshall

Bracket
First round
March 7, 2005 		Quarterfinals
March 10, 2005 		Semifinals
March 11, 2005 		Championship
March 12, 2005
            
1 Miami 85
8 Bowling Green 65
8 Bowling Green 75
9 Ball State 73
1 Miami 56
4 Ohio 63
4 Ohio 72
13 Marshall 66
4 Ohio 62
5 Kent State 55
5 Kent State 91
12 Central Michigan 60
4 Ohio 80*
7 Buffalo 79
2 Toledo 72
7 Buffalo 85
7 Buffalo 73
10 Northern Illinois 66
7 Buffalo 75
3 Western Michigan 68
3 Western Michigan 66*
6 Akron 60
6 Akron Zips 78
11 Eastern Michigan 66

* – Denotes overtime period

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals
Team[16]1st2ndOTFinal
Ohio33371080
Buffalo4327979

References
  1. "Bobcats move within one win of NCAA berth". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. "Bobcats trailed by as many as 19". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. "Florida blows 20-point lead, but still finds a way to win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  5. "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  6. "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  7. "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  8. "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  9. "Ball State Cardinals vs. Bowling Green Falcons - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  10. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  11. "Akron Zips vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  12. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  13. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  14. "Ohio Bobcats vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  15. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  16. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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