[1] The tournament took place from March 7–10 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
In previous tournaments the first-round games were played at the higher seeds' home courts.
Comcast Local and FSN Ohio televised the Quarterfinals and Semifinals while ESPN2 broadcast the tournament championship.
Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC received a berth in the conference tournament.
5 seed based on 78–73 head-to-head victory over Western Michigan on February 6.