2015 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was a post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2014–15 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 11–14. University at Buffalo won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.

2015 MAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
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	Buffalo (1st title)
Winning coach	Bobby Hurley (1st title)
MVP	Xavier Ford (Buffalo)
Television	TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
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2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Kent State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Bowling Green	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Akron	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Ohio	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
West
Central Michigan	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2015 MAC tournament winner

Format

As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference record	Division	Tiebreaker	Notes
1	Central Michigan	12–6	West	2–1 vs. Buffalo, Kent State	Bye to semifinals
2	Buffalo	12–6	East	2–2 vs. CMU, Kent State	Bye to semifinals
3	Kent State	12–6	East	1–2 vs. CMU, Buffalo	Bye to quarterfinals
4	Toledo	11–7	West	1–0 vs. Bowling Green	Bye to quarterfinals
5	Bowling Green	11–7	East	0–1 vs. Toledo
6	Western Michigan	10–8	West
7	Akron	9–9	East
8	Eastern Michigan	8–10	West	3–1 vs. Miami, NIU
9	Miami	8–10	East	2–2 vs. EMU, NIU
10	Northern Illinois	8–10	West	1–3 vs. EMU, Miami
11	Ohio	5–13	East
12	Ball State	2–16	West

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First round – Monday, March 9
1		#12 Ball State Cardinals 75 at #5 Bowling Green Falcons 88	BCSN
2		#9 Miami Redhawks 61 at #8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 62
3		#11 Ohio Bobcats 74 at #6 Western Michigan Broncos 82
4		#10 Northern Illinois Huskies 52 at #7 Akron Zips 76
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
5	6:30 pm	#8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 73 vs. #5 Bowling Green Falcons 67	TWCSC (Ohio)
6	9:00 pm	#7 Akron Zips 58 vs. #6 Western Michigan Broncos 45	TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
7	6:30 pm	#8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 67 vs. #4 Toledo Rockets 78	TWCSC (Ohio)
8	9:00 pm	#7 Akron Zips 53 vs. #3 Kent State Golden Flashes 51	TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9	6:30 pm	#4 Toledo Rockets 66 vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas 75	TWCSC (Ohio)
10	9:00 pm	#7 Akron Zips 59 vs. #2 Buffalo Bulls 68	TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11	7:30 pm	#2 Buffalo Bulls 89 vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas 84	ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Monday, March 9, 2014					Second round Wednesday, March 11, 2014 TWCSC (Ohio)					Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 12, 2014 TWCSC					Semifinals Friday, March 13, 2014 TWCSC					Championship Game Saturday, March 14, 2014 ESPN2
																1	Central Michigan	75
	12	Ball State	75
											4	Toledo	78			4	Toledo	66
	5	Bowling Green	88
						5	Bowling Green	67			8	Eastern Michigan	67
						8	Eastern Michigan	73													1	Central Michigan	84
	9	Miami (OH)	61
																					2	Buffalo	89
	8	Eastern Michigan	62*
																2	Buffalo	68
	11	Ohio	74
											3	Kent State	51			7	Akron	59
	6	Western Michigan	82
						6	Western Michigan	45			7	Akron	53
						7	Akron	58
	10	Northern Illinois	52
	7	Akron	76

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Xavier Ford, Buffalo^[1]

Player	Team
J.D. Weatherspoon	Toledo
Xavier Ford	Buffalo
Shannon Evans	Buffalo
John Simons	Central Michigan
Braylon Rayson	Central Michigan

References

1. "Chippewas Fall, Await NIT Call". CMU Athletics. March 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

External links

• 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament