# 2014 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15. Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated Toledo in the tournament final. In the NCAA tournament they lost to Syracuse.

## Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | Notes |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 14–4 | 1–1 head-to-head 8–2 vs. division | Bye to semifinals |
| 2 | Toledo | 14–4 | 1–1 head-to-head 7–3 vs. division | Bye to semifinals |
| 3 | Buffalo | 13–5 | | Bye to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Akron | 12–6 | | Bye to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ohio | 11–7 | | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 10–8 | | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 8–10 | 1–0 head-to-head | |
| 8 | Miami | 8–10 | 0–1 head-to-head | |
| 9 | Kent State | 7–11 | | |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 6–12 | | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 3–15 | | |
| 12 | Ball State | 2–16 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First round – Monday, March 10 ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #12 Ball State at #5 Ohio | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #9 Kent State at #8 Miami | |
| 3 | 7:30 pm | #11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | #10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois | |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 12 ||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | #5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 ||||
| 7 | 6:30 pm | #4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| 8 | 9:00 pm | #3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 ||||
| 9 | 6:30 pm | #1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| 10 | 9:00 pm | #2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 ||||
| 11 | 6:30 pm | #1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo | ESPN2 |
| * Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed ||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 10, 2013 | First round Monday, March 10, 2013 | First round Monday, March 10, 2013 | Second round Wednesday, March 12, 2013 TWCSC (Ohio) | Second round Wednesday, March 12, 2013 TWCSC (Ohio) | Second round Wednesday, March 12, 2013 TWCSC (Ohio) | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 13, 2013 TWCSC | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 13, 2013 TWCSC | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 13, 2013 TWCSC | Semifinals Friday, March 14, 2013 TWCSC | Semifinals Friday, March 14, 2013 TWCSC | Semifinals Friday, March 14, 2013 TWCSC | Championship Game Saturday, March 15, 2013 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 15, 2013 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 15, 2013 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 64* | |
| 12 | Ball State | 64 | | | | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 64* | |
| 12 | Ball State | 64 | | | | 4 | Akron | 83 | 4 | Akron | 60 | |
| 5 | Ohio | 76 | | | | 4 | Akron | 83 | 4 | Akron | 60 | |
| 5 | Ohio | 76 | 5 | Ohio | 63 | 5 | Ohio | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Miami (OH) | 55 | | | | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 98 |
| 9 | Kent State | 64 | 8 | Miami (OH) | 55 | | | | | | | 1 | Western Michigan | 98 |
| 9 | Kent State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Toledo | 77 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Toledo | 77 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Toledo | 59 | | | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 60 | | | | | | | 2 | Toledo | 59 | | | |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 60 | | | | 3 | Buffalo | 64 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | | | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 72 | | | | 3 | Buffalo | 64 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | | | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 72 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 53 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northern Illinois | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 51 | 7 | Northern Illinois | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | |