2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

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.

2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season champions	Akron and Ohio
Season MVP	D. J. Cooper
Tournament
Champions	Akron
Runners-up	Ohio
Finals MVP	Demetrius Treadwell

2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Ohio	14	–	2		.875			24	–	10		.706
Kent State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Buffalo	7	–	9		.438			14	–	20		.412
Bowling Green	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Miami	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
West
Western Michigan	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Toledo*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	13		.536
Ball State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9		.438			16	–	18		.471
Central Michigan	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Northern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
† 2013 MAC tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

Media voting

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]

East Division Place Team 1st Points 1 Ohio Bobcats 19 141 points 2 Akron Zips 5 122 points 3 Kent State Golden Flashes - 89 points 4 Buffalo Bulls – 53 points 5 Bowling Green Falcons - 54 points 6 Miami RedHawks – 31 points

West Division Place Team 1st Points 1 Toledo Rockets 20 143 points 2 Eastern Michigan Eagles 4 118 points 3 Western Michigan Broncos - 88 points 4 Ball State Cardinals 4 74 points 5 Northern Illinois Huskies - 46 points 6 Central Michigan Chippewas – 35 points

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

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

Regular season

Preconference schedules

Conference schedules

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

BracketBusters

Main article: ESPN BracketBusters

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

MAC Tournament

Main article: 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament

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 Friday, March 15					Championship Game Saturday, March 16
	1	Akron	62
	4	Kent State	59
						1	Akron	65
						2	Ohio	46
	2	Ohio	74
	3	Western Michigan	63

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Seed	Region	Berth type	School	Round of 64
12	South	Automatic	Akron	Eliminated by VCU 42-88

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2013 National Invitation Tournament

Seed	Bracket	Berth type	School	First Round
6	Alabama	At-large	Ohio	Eliminated by Denver 57-61

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2013 College Basketball Invitational

School	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals
Western Michigan	Defeated North Dakota State 72-71 OT	Defeated Wyoming 75-67 OT	Eliminated by George Mason 52-62

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Main article: 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

School	First Round	Second Round
Kent State	Defeated Fairfield 73-71	Eliminated by Loyola (MD) 59-73

Awards

All-MAC Preseason Team

As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams.^[1] Ohio and Toledo had two players in the East and West Division polls, respectively.

East Division All-MAC Preseason Team Player School Zeke Marshall Akron A'uston Calhoun Bowling Green Javon McCrea Buffalo Walter Offutt Ohio D. J. Cooper Ohio

West Division All-MAC Preseason Team Player School DJesse Berry Ball State Abdel Nader Northern Illinois Rian Pearson Toledo Julius Brown Toledo Nate Hutcheson Western Michigan

Player of the Week

East Division Player of the Week Week Player School 1 Chris Evans Kent State 2[2] Zeke Marshall Akron 3[3] Chris Evans (2) Walter Offutt Kent State Ohio 4[4] Chris Evans (3) Kent State 5[5] Will Regan Buffalo 6[6] Demetrius Treadwell Akron 7[7] D. J. Cooper Ohio 8[8] Zeke Marshall (2) Akron 9[9] D. J. Cooper (2) Ohio 10[10] D. J. Cooper (3) Ohio 11[11] Javon McCrea Buffalo 12[12] Zeke Marshall(3) D. J. Cooper (4) Akron Ohio

West Division Player of the Week Week Player School 1 Jesse Berry Ball State 2[2] Nate Hutcheson Western Michigan 3[3] Rian Pearson Toledo 4[4] Shayne Whittington Western Michigan 5[5] Rian Pearson (2) Majok Majok Toledo Ball State 6[6] Kyle Randall Central Michigan 7[7] Shayne Whittington (2) Western Michigan 8[8] Rian Pearson (3) Toledo 9[9] Jesse Berry (2) Ball State 10[10] Julius Brown Toledo 11[11] Shayne Whittington (3) Western Michigan 12[12] Majok Majok (2) Ball State

All-MAC Teams

All-MAC First Team Player Pos. School Zeke Marshall C Akron Javon McCrea F Buffalo Chris Evans W/F Kent State Rian Pearson G Toledo D. J. Cooper G Ohio

All-MAC Second Team Player Pos. School Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell F Akron Jauwan Scaife G Ball State A'uston Calhoun F Bowling Green Kyle Randall G Central Michigan Shayne Whittington F/C Western Michigan

All-MAC Freshman Team Player Pos. School Jake Kretzer G/F Akron Jarryn Skeete G Buffalo Chris Fowler G Central Michigan Nathan Boothe C Toledo Darius Paul F Western Michigan

Source: MAC Announces Men's Basketball All-MAC, All-Freshman Teams

See also

• 2012–13 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season