2014 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15. Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated Toledo in the tournament final. In the NCAA tournament they lost to Syracuse.

2014 MAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	12
First round site	Campus sites
Quarterfinals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Finals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Western Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Hawkins (2nd title)
MVP	David Brown (Western Michigan)
Top scorer	Nick Kellogg (Ohio) (62 points)
Television	TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Akron	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			25	–	12		.676
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Kent State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
West
Toledo	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Western Michigan †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2014 MAC tournament winner

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Notes
1	Western Michigan	14–4	1–1 head-to-head 8–2 vs. division	Bye to semifinals
2	Toledo	14–4	1–1 head-to-head 7–3 vs. division	Bye to semifinals
3	Buffalo	13–5		Bye to quarterfinals
4	Akron	12–6		Bye to quarterfinals
5	Ohio	11–7
6	Eastern Michigan	10–8
7	Northern Illinois	8–10	1–0 head-to-head
8	Miami	8–10	0–1 head-to-head
9	Kent State	7–11
10	Bowling Green	6–12
11	Central Michigan	3–15
12	Ball State	2–16

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1	7:00 pm	#12 Ball State at #5 Ohio
2	7:00 pm	#9 Kent State at #8 Miami
3	7:30 pm	#11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan
4	8:00 pm	#10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
5	6:30 pm	#5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami	TWCSC (Ohio)
6	9:00 pm	#6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois	TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7	6:30 pm	#4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio	TWCSC (Ohio)
8	9:00 pm	#3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan	TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9	6:30 pm	#1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron	TWCSC (Ohio)
10	9:00 pm	#2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan	TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 15
11	6:30 pm	#1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo	ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Monday, March 10, 2013					Second round Wednesday, March 12, 2013 TWCSC (Ohio)					Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 13, 2013 TWCSC					Semifinals Friday, March 14, 2013 TWCSC					Championship Game Saturday, March 15, 2013 ESPN2
																1	Western Michigan	64*
	12	Ball State	64
											4	Akron	83			4	Akron	60
	5	Ohio	76
						5	Ohio	63			5	Ohio	77
						8	Miami (OH)	55													1	Western Michigan	98
	9	Kent State	64
																					2	Toledo	77
	8	Miami (OH)	71
																2	Toledo	59
	11	Central Michigan	60
											3	Buffalo	64			6	Eastern Michigan	44
	6	Eastern Michigan	72
						6	Eastern Michigan	53			6	Eastern Michigan	69
						7	Northern Illinois	48
	10	Bowling Green	51
	7	Northern Illinois	54