Mid-American Conference

The heart-pounding, fast-breaking action of college basketball is back when the 2018 Mid-American Conference Tournament presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com returns to Quicken Loans Arena March 7-10th! Celebrating 19 years of MAC basketball action in Cleveland, eight of the 12 schools that make up the Mid-American Conference will send men's and women's teams to The Q to battle for the MAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Men’s & Women’s opening round tournament games will begin on campus sites Monday, March 5th for seeds No. 5- No. 12.
 
Then the MACtion makes its way to Quicken Loans Arena! This four-day tournament will showcase the best of the best in men’s and women’s college basketball with four quarterfinal women’s matchups on Wednesday, March 7th, four quarterfinal men’s matchups on Thursday, March 8th and the men’s & women’s conference semifinals on Friday, March 9th. The men's and women's championship games will be played on Saturday, March 10th.
 
Tickets start at $10 for the women’s tournament and $19 for the men’s tournament (plus applicable fees) and are on sale NOW at TheQArena.com, the Quicken Loans Arena Box Office & all Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart locations. Fans are encouraged to get their tickets in advance, as ticket prices increase $3 when purchased on game day.
 
Last season, No. 6 seed Kent State topped No. 1 seed Akron by a score of 70-65 to claim the MAC men’s title. The win for Kent State marked the first MAC Championship for the Golden Flashes since 2008. On the women’s side, No. 6 seed Toledo topped No. 4 seed NIU, 82-71, to claim its first title since 2001.
 
For more information on this year’s tournament check out http://www.GetSomeMaction.com or follow us on Twitter at @MACSports