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.
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 SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreakerNotes1Western Michigan 14–41–1 head-to-head8–2 vs. divisionBye to semifinals2Toledo 14–41–1 head-to-head7–3 vs. divisionBye to semifinals3Buffalo 13–5Bye to quarterfinals4Akron 12–6Bye to quarterfinals5Ohio 11–7 6Eastern Michigan 10–87Northern Illinois 8–101–0 head-to-head8Miami 8–100–1 head-to-head 9Kent State 7–11 10Bowling Green 6–1211Central Michigan 3–1512Ball 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
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