# 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013. Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA tournament.

## Format

The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.

### Tournament seeding

| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | Akron | 14–2 | 2–0 head-to-head |
| #2 | Ohio | 14–2 | 0–2 head-to-head |
| #3 | Western Michigan | 10–6 | |
| #4 | Kent State | 9–7 | |
| #5 | Ball State | 8–8 | |
| #6 | Bowling Green | 7–9 | 2–1 head-to-head |
| #7 | Eastern Michigan | 7–9 | 1–1 head-to-head |
| #8 | Buffalo | 7–9 | 1–2 head-to-head |
| #9 | Central Michigan | 4–12 | |
| #10 | Northern Illinois | 3–13 | 1–0 head-to-head |
| #11 | Miami | 3–13 | 0–1 head-to-head |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First Round – Monday, March 11 ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #8 Buffalo vs. #9 Central Michigan | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #10 Northern Illinois | |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | #6 Bowling Green vs. #11 Miami | |
| Second Round – Wednesday, March 13 ||||
| 4 | 6:30 pm | #5 Ball State vs. #8 Buffalo | STO |
| 5 | 9:00 pm | #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 Miami | STO |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 ||||
| 6 | 6:30 pm | #4 Kent State vs. #8 Buffalo | STO |
| 7 | 9:00 pm | #3 Western Michigan vs. #7 Eastern Michigan | STO |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 ||||
| 8 | 6:30 pm | #1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State | STO |
| 9 | 9:00 pm | #2 Ohio vs. #3 Western Michigan | STO |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 16 ||||
| 10 | 6:30 pm | #1 Akron vs. #2 Ohio | ESPN2 |
| * Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed ||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 11, 2012 | First round Monday, March 11, 2012 | First round Monday, March 11, 2012 | Second round Wednesday, March 13, 2012 STO | Second round Wednesday, March 13, 2012 STO | Second round Wednesday, March 13, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 14, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 14, 2012 STO | Quarterfinals Thursday, Match 14, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 15, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 15, 2012 STO | Semifinals Friday, March 15, 2012 STO | Championship Game Saturday, March 16, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 16, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Game Saturday, March 16, 2012 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 62 | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Kent State | 70 | 4 | Kent State | 59 | |
| | | | 5 | Ball State | 61 | 8 | Buffalo | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Buffalo | 76 | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 65 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 72 | 8 | Buffalo | 76 | | | | | | | 1 | Akron | 65 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 72 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio | 46 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 74* | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio | 46 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio | 74 | | | |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | 63 | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio | 74 | | | |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | 63 | | | | 3 | Western Michigan | 70 | 3 | Western Michigan | 63 | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 52 | | | | 3 | Western Michigan | 70 | 3 | Western Michigan | 63 | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 52 | 11 | Miami (OH) | 47 | 7 | Eastern Michigan | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Eastern Michigan | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 44 | 7 | Eastern Michigan | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | |