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Sports season
The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who will compete for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles.
Pre-season
On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Ohio as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Toledo in the MAC West Division.[ 1]
The media also took a vote on who they think would win the MAC Tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Ohio received the most votes with 18, followed by Akron with six votes.
Exhibition schedule
Date
Time
Team
Conference
MAC Team
Location
Television
Attendance
Winner
Fri., Oct. 26
7:00 pm
Northwestern Ohio
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Toledo
Savage Arena • Toledo, OH
Toledo (75–52)
Wed., Oct. 31
7:00 pm
Triffin
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Akron
James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH
2,683
Akron (111–72)
7:00 pm
Maryville
USA South Athletic Conference
Miami
Millett Hall • Oxford, OH
Miami (73–64)
Thu., Nov. 1
2:00 pm
Kalamazoo
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Western Michigan
University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI
1,927
Western Michigan (93–50)
Fri., Nov. 2
7:30 pm
Michigan-Dearborn
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Eastern Michigan
Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI
Eastern Michigan (82–38)
Sat., Nov. 3
2:00 pm
Mercyhurts
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Ohio
Convocation Center • Athens, OH
4,613
Ohio (82–42)
2:00 pm
Roosevelt
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Western Michigan
University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI
1,777
Western Michigan (81–60)
5:00 pm
Malone
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Akron
James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH
2,454
Akron (106–67)
7:00 pm
Aurora
Northern Athletics Conference
Northern Illinois
Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL
1,005
Northern Illinois (89–56)
Sun., Nov. 4
2:00 pm
Central State
Independent
Bowling Green
Stroh Center • Bowling Green, OH
1,249
Bowling Green (73–60)
7:00 pm
Rochester
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Kent State
M.A.C. Center • Kent, OH
STO
Kent State (77–71)
Wed., Nov. 7
7:00 pm
Lake Superior State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Central Michigan
McGuirk Arena • Mount Pleasant, MI
1,569
Central Michigan (86–76)
*All Times Eastern
Regular season
Preconference schedules
Conference schedules
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play opponents in their division twice, once at home and once away. Teams play opponents outside of their division once a season. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan
vs. Akron
–
0-1
0-2
1-1
0-1
0-1
1-1
0-2
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
vs. Ball State
1–0
–
1-0
1-0
1-1
1–1
1-1
1-0
1–1
0–2
1-1
0-2
vs. Bowling Green
2-0
0-1
–
1–1
1–0
0–1
1–1
1-1
1–0
2-0
1–0
0–1
vs. Buffalo
0–2
2–0
0–1
–
1–1
0–1
0–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
vs. Central Michigan
0–1
2–0
0–1
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–2
vs. Eastern Michigan
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–0
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
1–0
0–1
1–0
1–1
vs. Kent State
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
2–0
1–1
–
0–1
2–0
0–2
1–0
2–0
vs. Miami
1–1
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–0
vs. Northern Illinois
1–1
1–1
0–1
1–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–2
–
0–1
0–1
1–1
vs. Ohio
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
2–0
1–1
1–0
–
2–0
2–0
vs. Toledo
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–1
0–1
1–1
1–0
0–2
–
0–1
vs. Western Michigan
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
–
Total
14-2
8-8
7–9
7-9
4-12
7-9
9-7
3–13
3-13
14-2
10-6
10–6
BracketBusters
Date
Time
Team
Conference
MAC Team
Location
Television
Attendance
Winner
Fri., Feb. 22
7:00 pm
North Dakota State
The Summit League
Akron
James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH
ESPN2
4,474
Akron (68-53)
Sat., Feb. 23
12:00 pm
Missouri State
Missouri Valley Conference
Eastern Michigan
Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI
676
Missouri State (54-57)
1:00 pm
Pacific
Big West Conference
Western Michigan
University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3
3,172
Western Michigan (67-66)
2:00 pm
Manhattan
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Buffalo
Savage Arena • Toledo, OH
4,393
Toledo (79-66)
2:00 pm
McNeese State
Southland Conference
Toledo
Alumni Arena • Amherst, NY
3,172
Manhattan (64-65)
3:00 pm
Loyola-Chicago
Horizon League
Kent State
Joseph J. Gentile Arena • Chicago, IL
1,945
Kent State (70-63)
3:00 pm
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley Conference
Northern Illinois
Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL
1,009
Eastern Illinois (47-59)
3:05 pm
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley Conference
Miami
SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL
5,315
Southern Illinois (68-74 OT)
6:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State
Ohio Valley Conference
Ball State
Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, MO
2,484
Ball State (85-82)
7:00 pm
IFPW
The Summit League
Bowling Green
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, IN
1,577
IFPW (75-88)
7:05 pm
Youngstown State
Horizon League
Central Michigan
Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH
2,710
Youngstown (75-86)
10:00 pm
Belmont
Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio
Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN
ESPN2
4,813
Belmont (62-81)
*All Times Eastern
Post-season tournaments
MAC Tournament
The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. The Semifinals and Championship Game were held at Quicken Loans Arena .
Semifinals Friday, March 15
Championship Game Saturday, March 16
1
Akron
62
4
Kent State
59
1
Akron
65
2
Ohio
46
2
Ohio
74
3
Western Michigan
63
NCAA Tournament
Seed
Region
Berth type
School
Round of 64
12
South
Automatic
Akron
Eliminated by VCU 42-88
National Invitation Tournament
Seed
Bracket
Berth type
School
First Round
6
Alabama
At-large
Ohio
Eliminated by Denver 57-61
College Basketball Invitational
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Awards
All-MAC Preseason Team
As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams.[ 1] Ohio and Toledo had two players in the East and West Division polls, respectively.
Player of the Week
All-MAC Teams
Source: MAC Announces Men's Basketball All-MAC, All-Freshman Teams
References
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