2005 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2005 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final. In the NCAA Ohio lost in the first round to Florida. Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.

2005 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (4th title)
Winning coachTim O'Shea (1st title)
MVPLeon Williams (Ohio)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Miami (OH)126 .6671911  .633
Buffalo117 .6112310  .697
Ohio117 .6112111  .656
Akron117 .6111910  .655
Kent State117 .6112013  .606
Marshall315 .167622  .214
West
Western Michigan117 .6112013  .606
Toledo117 .6111613  .552
Bowling Green108 .5561811  .621
Ball State108 .5561513  .536
Northern Illinois711 .3891117  .393
Eastern Michigan513 .2781218  .400
Central Michigan414 .2221018  .357
2005 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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