1983 MAC men's basketball tournament
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1983 MAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1982–83 |
Teams | 7 |
First round site | Campus Arenas Campus Sites |
Finals site | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
Champions | Ohio (1st title) |
Winning coach | Danny Nee (1st title) |
MVP | John Devereaux (Ohio) |
MAC men's basketball tournaments |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio† | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1983 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at various MAC basketball areans.[1] Second seeded Ohio defeated top-seeded Bowling Green in the championship game by the score of 74–64 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Illinois State before losing to Kentucky in the second round.[2][3] John Devereaux of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[4]
Format
Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. Games were played on the home court of the better seeded team. The final was played at Anderson Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Bracket
Quarterfinals March 10 | Semifinals March 11 | Final March 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 79 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ball State | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Miami (OH) | 79 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ball State | 85 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 56 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ohio | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Toledo | 79 | ||||||||||||
6 | Kent State | 64 | ||||||||||||
3 | Toledo | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ohio | 70 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eastern Michigan | 60 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ohio | 74 |
References
- ^ a b "1982–83 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1983 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "1982–83 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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