# 2012 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. Third-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Michigan and South Florida before losing to North Carolina in overtime in the Sweet sixteen. DJ Cooper of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.

## Format

The format for the conference tournament has been modified for this season. The new format seeds the tournament by rewarding the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds with a bye into the semifinal round, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. Seeding will be determined by winning percentage in conference games, regardless of division. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena.

### Seeds

| Seed | Team | Record | Tiebreaker #1 | Tiebreaker #2 |
| 1 | Akron | 13–3 | | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 12–4 | | |
| 3 | Ohio | 11–5 | | |
| 4 | Kent State | 10–6 | | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. BGSU | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. EMU | |
| 7 | Toledo | 7–9 | | |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 6–10 | 1–1 vs. BSU | Same record as BSU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 1–0 vs. #10 Miami |
| 9 | Ball State | 6–10 | 1–1 vs. WMU | Same record as WMU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 0–1 vs. #10 Miami |
| 10 | Miami | 5–11 | 1–0 vs. CMU | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 5–11 | 0–1 vs. MIA | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 3–13 | | |

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 5, 2012 | First round Monday, March 5, 2012 | First round Monday, March 5, 2012 | Second round Wednesday, March 7, 2012 STO | Second round Wednesday, March 7, 2012 STO | Second round Wednesday, March 7, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 8, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 8, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 8, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 9, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 9, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 9, 2012 STO | Championship Game Saturday, March 10, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 10, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 10, 2012 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 78 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 55 | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 78 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 55 | | | | 4 | Kent State | 76 | 4 | Kent State | 74 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 52 | | | | 4 | Kent State | 76 | 4 | Kent State | 74 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 52 | 12 | Northern Illinois | 54 | 8 | Western Michigan | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Western Michigan | 71 | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 63 |
| 9 | Ball State | 63 | 8 | Western Michigan | 71 | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 63 |
| 9 | Ball State | 63 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio | 64 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 69 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio | 64 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Buffalo | 74 | | | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 54 | | | | | | | 2 | Buffalo | 74 | | | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 54 | | | | 3 | Ohio | 65 | 3 | Ohio | 77 | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 53 | | | | 3 | Ohio | 65 | 3 | Ohio | 77 | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 53 | 11 | Central Michigan | 72 | 7 | Toledo | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Toledo | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 53 | 7 | Toledo | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Toledo | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – DJ Cooper, Ohio
| Player | Team |
| Justin Greene | Kent State |
| Mitchell Watt | Buffalo |
| Alex Abreu | Akron |
| Nick Kellogg | Ohio |
| DJ Cooper | Ohio |