The 2023 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 9–11, 2023. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Kent State defeated Toledo in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament. Sincere Carry was the MVP.
Format As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualified. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Venue The 2023 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 24th consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.
Seeds Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Seed School Conferencerecord Tiebreaker 1 Toledo 16–2 2 Kent State 15–3 3 Akron 13–5 4 Ball State 11–7 5Ohio 10–8 6Buffalo 9–9 2–0 vs. Northern Illinois 7Northern Illinois 9–9 0–2 vs. Buffalo 8Miami 6–12 DNQBowling Green 5–13 3–1 vs Eastern Michigan & Central MichiganDNQEastern Michigan 5–13 1–2 vs Bowling Green & Central Michigan; 1–0 vs. Central MichiganDNQCentral Michigan 5–13 1–2 vs Bowling Green & Eastern Michigan; 0–1 vs. Eastern MichiganDNQWestern Michigan 4–14
Schedule SessionGameTime* MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH1111:00 amNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Miami91–753,852ESPN+21:30 p.m.No. 4 Ball State vs No. 5 Ohio70–9034:00 p.m.No. 2 Kent State vs No. 7 Northern Illinois76–5746:30 pmNo. 3 Akron vs No. 6 Buffalo101–77 Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH 255:00 pmNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 5 Ohio82–759,295CBSSN67:30 pmNo. 2 Kent State vs No. 3 Akron79–73 Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH377:30 pmNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Kent State78–938,375ESPN2 *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Source
Bracket
All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Sincere Carry Player TeamSincere CarryKent StateMalique JacobsKent StateRayJ DennisToledoSetric Millner Jr.ToledoXavier CastanedaAkron Source
See also 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2023 MAC Men's Basketball Championship