2003 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2003 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–15 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. It was 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. Central Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Central Michigan defeated Kent State in the final.[1] In the NCAA tournament they defeated Creighton in the first round before losing to Duke.[2][3]

2003 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Smith (1st title)
MVPChris Kaman (Central Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Miami (OH) 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Akron 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Marshall 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Ohio 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Buffalo 2 16   .111 5 23   .179
West
Central Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Bowling Green 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Ball State 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Toledo 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
2003 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

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Seeds

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

Bracket

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First round
March 10, 2003
Quarterfinals
March 13, 2003
Semifinals
March 14, 2003
Championship
March 15, 2003
            
1 Central Michigan 87
9 Bowling Green 70
8 Ball State 81
9 Bowling Green 90
1 Central Michigan 94
4 Northern Illinois 72
4 Northern Illinois 81
13 Buffalo 64
4 Northern Illinois 75
5 Western Michigan 63
5 Western Michigan 78
12 Toledo 64
1 Central Michigan 77
2 Kent State 72
2 Kent State 79
7 Marshall 57
7 Marshall 83
10 Eastern Michigan 75
2 Kent State 73
11 Ohio 70
3 Miami (OH) 55OT
11 Ohio 65
6 Akron 77
11 Ohio 79

References

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  1. ^ "Kaman, Meerman lead Chippewas to title". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Chippewas hang on to win after Creighton rally". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Blue Devils show shades of powerful past in rout". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.[dead link]