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2005 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (4th title)
Winning coachTim O'Shea (1st title)
MVPLeon Williams (Ohio)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 2004
2006 ⊟
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Ohio † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Akron 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Marshall 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214
West
Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357
† 2005 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final.[1][2] In the NCAA Ohio lost in the first round to Florida.[3] Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. [4]


Tournament

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Seeds

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  1. Miami
  2. Toledo
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Ohio
  5. Kent State
  6. Akron
  7. Buffalo
  8. Bowling Green
  9. Ball State
  10. Northern Illinois
  11. Eastern Michigan
  12. Central Michigan
  13. Marshall

Bracket

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First round
March 7, 2005 		Quarterfinals
March 10, 2005 		Semifinals
March 11, 2005 		Championship
March 12, 2005
            
1 Miami (OH) 85
8 Bowling Green 65
8 Bowling Green 75
9 Ball State 73
1 Miami 56
4 Ohio 63
4 Ohio 72
13 Marshall 66
4 Ohio 62
5 Kent State 55
5 Kent State 91
12 Central Michigan 60
4 Ohio 80
7 Buffalo 79OT
2 Toledo 72
7 Buffalo 85
7 Buffalo 73
10 Northern Illinois 66
7 Buffalo 75
3 Western Michigan 68
3 Western Michigan 66
6 Akron 60OT
6 Akron 78
11 Eastern Michigan 66

First round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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Team[16] 1st 2nd OT Final
Ohio 33 37 10 80
Buffalo 43 27 9 79

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcats move within one win of NCAA berth". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Bobcats trailed by as many as 19". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Florida blows 20-point lead, but still finds a way to win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  6. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  7. ^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips - Box Score". ESPN. March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Bowling Green Falcons - Box Score". ESPN. March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  10. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. March 10, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  11. ^ "Akron Zips vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. March 10, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  12. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. March 10, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. March 10, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  14. ^ "Ohio Bobcats vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. March 11, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. March 11, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  16. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. March 12, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
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