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2003 MAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2003
ConferenceMAC
GenderMen's
Teams13
ArenaGund Arena
CityCleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan
TitleCount2nd
CoachJay Smith
CoachCount1st
MVPChris Kaman
MVPTeamCentral Michigan

The 2003 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–15 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. It was 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. Central Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Central Michigan defeated Kent State in the final. In the NCAA tournament they defeated Creighton in the first round before losing to Duke.

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Central Michigan
  2. Kent State
  3. Miami
  4. Northern Illinois
  5. Western Michigan
  6. Akron
  7. Marshall
  8. Ball State
  9. Bowling Green
  10. Eastern Michigan
  11. Ohio
  12. Toledo
  13. Buffalo

Bracket

March 13, 2003 March 14, 2003 March 15, 2003 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=81 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=90 | RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05= | RD1-score05=81 | RD1-seed06=13 | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06=64 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07=78 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=64 | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=83 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score12=75 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Ohio | RD1-score16=79 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Central Michigan | RD2-score01=87 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Bowling Green | RD2-score02=70 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Northern Illinois | RD2-score03=75 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Western Michigan | RD2-score04=63 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=79 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Marshall | RD2-score06=57 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=55OT | RD2-seed08=11 | RD2-team08=Ohio | RD2-score08=65 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Central Michigan | RD3-score01=94 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Northern Illinois | RD3-score02=72 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Kent State | RD3-score03=73 | RD3-seed04=11 | RD3-team04=Ohio | RD3-score04=70 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Central Michigan | RD4-score01=77 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Kent State | RD4-score02=72

References

References

  1. "Kaman, Meerman lead Chippewas to title".
  2. (July 2024). "Chippewas hang on to win after Creighton rally". ESPN.com.
  3. "Blue Devils show shades of powerful past in rout". ESPN.com.
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