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The 2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7 12 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. It is 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. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Before the tournament Standings | 2004 05 MAC men's basketball standings[1] | | | Conf | Overall | | Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | | MAC East | | MAC West | Tournament Seeding - Miami
- Toledo
- Western Michigan
- Ohio
- Kent State
- Akron
- Buffalo
- Bowling Green
- Ball State
- Northern Illinois
- Eastern Michigan
- Central Michigan
- Marshall
Bracket * Denotes overtime period First Round | Team[2] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Ohio | 33 | 39 | 72 | | Marshall | 28 | 38 | 66 | | Team[3] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Kent State | 46 | 45 | 91 | | Central Michigan | 26 | 34 | 60 | | Team[4] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Akron | 46 | 32 | 78 | | Eastern Michigan | 33 | 33 | 66 | | Team[5] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Buffalo | 34 | 39 | 73 | | Northern Illinois | 30 | 36 | 66 | | Team[6] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Bowling Green | 30 | 43 | 75 | | Ball State | 45 | 30 | 73 | Quarterfinals | Team[7] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Buffalo | 45 | 40 | 85 | | Toledo | 37 | 35 | 72 | | Team[8] | 1st | 2nd | OT | Final | | Western Michigan | 31 | 27 | 8 | 66 | | Akron | 37 | 21 | 2 | 60 | | Team[9] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Miami | 39 | 46 | 85 | | Bowling Green | 29 | 36 | 65 | | Team[10] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Ohio | 23 | 39 | 62 | | Kent State | 20 | 35 | 55 | Semi-finals | Team[11] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Ohio | 26 | 37 | 63 | | Miami | 24 | 32 | 56 | | Team[12] | 1st | 2nd | Final | | Buffalo | 29 | 46 | 75 | | Western Michigan | 37 | 31 | 68 | Finals | Team[13] | 1st | 2nd | OT | Final | | Ohio | 33 | 37 | 10 | 80 | | Buffalo | 43 | 27 | 9 | 79 | Notes References
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