Ball State gave head coach Billy Taylor a two-year contract extension after the Cardinals shared the MAC West Division title with Central Michigan.

[5] Taylor finished second in the Coach of the Year ballot sponsored by the Conference and has held a 20–41 record since taking over the program.

Other changes with the Ball State program include Bob Simmons being promoted to associate head coach and Mitch Gilfillan hired as the Director of Basketball Operations.

[6] On the east side, Bowling Green gave their head coach Louis Orr a two-year extension that would also keep him through the 2013–14 basketball season.

To complement the contract extension, Bowling Green announced that Dennis Hopson would join the Falcons as an assistant coach.

[8] The Akron Zips gave their head coach Keith Dambrot a lengthy contract extension, keeping him through the 2015–16 season.

To replace Boals, Akron hired Dan Peters, former Ohio State assistant coach who helped lead the team to the 2007 National Championship Game.

[13] Overall, MAC teams went 15–1 in these exhibition games, with the lone loss coming from the Toledo Rockets when they lost 48–56 against Central State University.

While the RedHawks were able to build to a 42–37 lead at halftime, Towson would go on a 10–2 run in the second half and eventually sealing the victory with a final score of 82–71.

[21] For the eighth year, ESPN organized an event that's known as the BracketBusters, which features teams from Mid-Major Conferences which face each other in order to improve their strength of schedule.