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The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who competed for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles. Akron and Ohio shared the regular season title with 14-2 records in conference play. Akron won both games with Ohio but lost two late season games. Akron was the top-seed in the tournament and defeated Ohio in the final. D. J. Cooper of Ohio was voted as the MAC player of the year.
On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Ohio as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Toledo in the MAC West Division.[ 1]
The media also took a vote on who they think would win the MAC tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Ohio received the most votes with 18, followed by Akron with six votes.
Exhibition schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Team
Conference
MAC Team
Location
Television
Attendance
Winner
Fri., Oct. 26
7:00 pm
Northwestern Ohio Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Toledo Savage Arena • Toledo, OH Toledo (75–52)
Wed., Oct. 31
7:00 pm
Triffin Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Akron James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH 2,683
Akron (111–72)
7:00 pm
Maryville USA South Athletic Conference Miami Millett Hall • Oxford, OH Miami (73–64)
Thu., Nov. 1
2:00 pm
Kalamazoo Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Western Michigan University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI 1,927
Western Michigan (93–50)
Fri., Nov. 2
7:30 pm
Michigan-Dearborn Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Eastern Michigan Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan (82–38)
Sat., Nov. 3
2:00 pm
Mercyhurts Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Ohio Convocation Center • Athens, OH 4,613
Ohio (82–42)
2:00 pm
Roosevelt Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Western Michigan University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI 1,777
Western Michigan (81–60)
5:00 pm
Malone Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Akron James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH 2,454
Akron (106–67)
7:00 pm
Aurora Northern Athletics Conference Northern Illinois Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL 1,005
Northern Illinois (89–56)
Sun., Nov. 4
2:00 pm
Central State Independent Bowling Green Stroh Center • Bowling Green, OH 1,249
Bowling Green (73–60)
7:00 pm
Rochester National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Kent State M.A.C. Center • Kent, OH STO Kent State (77–71)
Wed., Nov. 7
7:00 pm
Lake Superior State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Central Michigan McGuirk Arena • Mount Pleasant, MI 1,569
Central Michigan (86–76)
*All Times Eastern
Preconference schedules [ edit ] Conference schedules [ edit ] This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play opponents in their division twice, once at home and once away. Teams play opponents outside of their division once a season. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan
vs. Akron
–
0-1
0-2
1-1
0-1
0-1
1-1
0-2
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
vs. Ball State
1–0
–
1-0
1-0
1-1
1–1
1-1
1-0
1–1
0–2
1-1
0-2
vs. Bowling Green
2-0
0-1
–
1–1
1–0
0–1
1–1
1-1
1–0
2-0
1–0
0–1
vs. Buffalo
0–2
2–0
0–1
–
1–1
0–1
0–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
vs. Central Michigan
0–1
2–0
0–1
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–2
vs. Eastern Michigan
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–0
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
1–0
0–1
1–0
1–1
vs. Kent State
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
2–0
1–1
–
0–1
2–0
0–2
1–0
2–0
vs. Miami
1–1
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–0
vs. Northern Illinois
1–1
1–1
0–1
1–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–2
–
0–1
0–1
1–1
vs. Ohio
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
2–0
1–1
1–0
–
2–0
2–0
vs. Toledo
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–1
0–1
1–1
1–0
0–2
–
0–1
vs. Western Michigan
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
–
Total
14-2
8-8
7–9
7-9
4-12
7-9
9-7
3–13
3-13
14-2
10-6
10–6
Date
Time
Team
Conference
MAC Team
Location
Television
Attendance
Winner
Fri., Feb. 22
7:00 pm
North Dakota State The Summit League Akron James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH ESPN2
4,474
Akron (68-53)
Sat., Feb. 23
12:00 pm
Missouri State Missouri Valley Conference Eastern Michigan Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI 676
Missouri State (54-57)
1:00 pm
Pacific Big West Conference Western Michigan University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3
3,172
Western Michigan (67-66)
2:00 pm
Manhattan Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Buffalo Savage Arena • Toledo, OH 4,393
Toledo (79-66)
2:00 pm
McNeese State Southland Conference Toledo Alumni Arena • Amherst, NY 3,172
Manhattan (64-65)
3:00 pm
Loyola-Chicago Horizon League Kent State Joseph J. Gentile Arena • Chicago, IL 1,945
Kent State (70-63)
3:00 pm
Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley Conference Northern Illinois Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL 1,009
Eastern Illinois (47-59)
3:05 pm
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference Miami SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL 5,315
Southern Illinois (68-74 OT)
6:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley Conference Ball State Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, MO 2,484
Ball State (85-82)
7:00 pm
IFPW The Summit League Bowling Green Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, IN 1,577
IFPW (75-88)
7:05 pm
Youngstown State Horizon League Central Michigan Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH 2,710
Youngstown (75-86)
10:00 pm
Belmont Ohio Valley Conference Ohio Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN ESPN2
4,813
Belmont (62-81)
*All Times Eastern
Post-season tournaments [ edit ] The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. The Semifinals and Championship Game were held at Quicken Loans Arena .
Semifinals Championship Game 1
Akron
62
4
Kent State
59
1
Akron
65
2
Ohio
46
2
Ohio
74
3
Western Michigan
63
Seed
Region
Berth type
School
Round of 64
12
South
Automatic
Akron
Eliminated by VCU 42-88
National Invitation Tournament [ edit ]
Seed
Bracket
Berth type
School
First Round
6
Alabama
At-large
Ohio
Eliminated by Denver 57-61
College Basketball Invitational [ edit ] CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament [ edit ] All-MAC Preseason Team [ edit ] As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams.[ 1]
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