1996 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteSeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsEastern Michigan (3rd title)
Winning coachBen Braun (3rd title)
MVPBrian Tolbert (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Michigan †14–4 .77825–6  .806
Western Michigan13–5 .72215–12  .556
Miami12–6 .66721–8  .724
Ohio11–7 .61116–14  .533
Ball State11–7 .61116–12  .571
Bowling Green9–9 .50014–13  .519
Toledo9–9 .50018–14  .563
Kent State8–10 .44414–13  .519
Central Michigan3–15 .1676–20  .231
Akron0–18 .0003–23  .115
† 1996 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Eastern Michigan received the number one seed in the tournament.

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Eastern Michigan
  2. Western Michigan
  3. Miami
  4. Ohio
  5. Ball State
  6. Bowling Green
  7. Toledo
  8. Kent State

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Eastern Michigan 84
8 Kent State 72
1 Eastern Michigan 87
5 Ball State 71
4 Ohio 80
5 Ball State 86
1 Eastern Michigan 77
7 Toledo 63
3 Miami 81
6 Bowling Green 53
3 Miami 55
7 Toledo 75
2 Western Michigan 65
7 Toledo 71

* Overtime period

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References

  1. ↑ "1995-96 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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