# 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.

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

## All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Xavier Ford, Buffalo
| Player | Team |
| J.D. Weatherspoon | Toledo |
| Xavier Ford | Buffalo |
| Shannon Evans | Buffalo |
| John Simons | Central Michigan |
| Braylon Rayson | Central Michigan |