1982 MAC men's basketball tournament
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]
1982 MAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1981–82 |
Teams | 7 |
First round site | Campus Arenas Campus Sites |
Finals site | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
Champions | Northern Illinois (1st title) |
Winning coach | John McDougal (1st title) |
MVP | Allen Rayhorn (Ball State) |
MAC men's basketball tournaments |
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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 |
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 |
References
- "1981-82 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "1982 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "1981-82 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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