1984 MAC men's basketball tournament

1984 MAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	7
Site	Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois
Champions	Miami (OH)
Winning coach	Darrell Hedric
MAC men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Miami†	16	–	2		.889			24	–	6		.800
Ohio	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Bowling Green	11	–	7		.611			18	–	10		.643
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			18	–	11		.621
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			12	–	15		.444
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Kent State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Ball State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Western Michigan	2	–	16		.111			4	–	22		.154
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 MAC men's basketball tournament took place March 8–10, 1984, at the Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois. Miami (OH) defeated Kent State, 42–40 in the championship game, to win its second MAC Tournament title.

The Redskins earned an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region. In the round of 48, Miami was defeated by SMU 83–69.

Format

Only the top seven in the regular season conference standings participated, with the bottom three teams left out. Miami received a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 8					Semifinals March 9					Final March 10
						1	Miami (OH)	51
						4	Toledo	46
	4	Toledo	73
	5	Northern Illinois	68
											1	Miami (OH)	42
											7	Kent State	40
	3	Bowling Green	58
	6	Eastern Michigan	64
						6	Eastern Michigan	58
						7	Kent State	67
	2	Ohio	53
	7	Kent State	57

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References

1. "1983-84 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
2. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.