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1999 MAC men's basketball tournament

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1999 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams8
SiteSeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsKent State (1st title)
Winning coachGary Waters (1st title)
MVPJohn Whorton (Kent State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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The 1999 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and included only the top eight conference teams. The quarterfinal round was held on the campus sites of the top four seeds, and the winners advanced to play the semifinal and final rounds in Toledo. It was the final Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament that did not include all conference members, and the final tournament held in Toledo. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Second-seeded Kent State won the tournament with a 49–43 win over Miami and received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. It was Kent State's first MAC Tournament win and marked their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Miami was selected as an at-large entry for the NCAA Tournament. Through the 2016–17 season, it is the most recent time the MAC has had more than one team participate in the NCAA Tournament.

1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Kent State 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Akron 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Marshall 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Buffalo 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
West
Toledo 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Ball State 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 5 20   .200
Northern Illinois 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

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Seeds

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  1. Miami
  2. Kent State
  3. Ohio
  4. Akron
  5. Bowling Green
  6. Toledo
  7. Marshall
  8. Ball State

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Miami 69
8 Ball State 43
1 Miami 60*
5 Bowling Green 56
4 Akron 74
5 Bowling Green 80
1 Miami 43
2 Kent State 49
2 Kent State 79
7 Marshall 76
2 Kent State 68
3 Ohio 57
3 Ohio 70
6 Toledo 60

* – Denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2009.