1980 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCrisler Center
Ann Arbor, MI
ChampionsToledo (1st title)
Winning coachBob Nichols (1st title)
MVPJim Swaney (Toledo)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo142 .875236  .793
Bowling Green115 .6882010  .667
Northern Illinois97 .5631613  .552
Kent State79 .4381611  .593
Ball State79 .4381415  .483
Miami79 .438918  .333
Eastern Michigan79 .4381116  .407
Western Michigan79 .4381214  .462
Central Michigan610 .3751213  .480
Ohio511 .313818  .308
1980 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 MAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the inaugural championship game, 85–70, to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament.

The Rockets, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. They were the only MAC program invited to the tournament.

Format

First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games (semifinals, third-place final, and championship) were played at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, February 26
Semifinals
Wednesday, February 27
Championship
Thursday, February 28
         
1 Toledo 91
5 Ball State 83
5 Ball State 73
4 Kent State 71
1 Toledo 85
2 Bowling Green 70
3 Northern Illinois 58
6 Miami (OH) 53
3 Northern Illinois 63 Third Place
Thursday, February 28
2 Bowling Green 78
7 Eastern Michigan 49 3 Northern Illinois 71
2 Bowling Green 54 5 Ball State 58

References

  1. "1979-80 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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