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1982 MAC men's basketball tournament

1982 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCrisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
ChampionsNorthern Illinois (1st title)
Winning coachJohn McDougal (1st title)
MVPAllen Rayhorn (Ball State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ball State 12 – 4   .750 17 – 11   .607
Bowling Green 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Northern Illinois † 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 15 – 12   .556
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517
Ohio 8 – 8   .500 13 – 14   .481
Miami 8 – 8   .500 11 – 16   .407
Toledo 7 – 9   .438 15 – 11   .577
Kent State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 16   .385
Central Michigan 4 – 12   .250 10 – 16   .385
† 1982 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] Northern Illinois defeated Ball State in the championship game by the score of 79–75 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Kansas State in the first round.[2][3] Allen Rayhorn of Northern Illinois was named the tournament MVP.[4]

Format

Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. First Round games were played in the home arena of the higher seeded team. The semi-finals and final were played at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Final
March 3
         
1 Ball State 76
5 Western Michigan 72
5 Western Michigan 44
4 Eastern Michigan 42
1 Ball State 75
3 Northern Illinois 79
3 Northern Illinois 70
6 Ohio 68
3 Northern Illinois 67 Third place
2 Bowling Green 66
7 Miami (OH) 78 2 Bowling Green 86
2 Bowling Green 81 5 Western Michigan 83

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1981-82 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "1982 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "1981-82 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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