CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference has announced official pairings for the 2025 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament at Rocket Arena. Tournament MACtion gets underway on Thursday, March 13th with Game One set to tip-off at 11AM ET on ESPN+.

The regular season champion Akron Zips hold the no. 1 seed and will battle Bowling Green to begin this year’s tournament. Game two will feature the no. 4 Toledo Rockets and no. 5 Ohio Bobcats in a rematch of their regular season finale. In the day's third contest, the no. 2 Miami RedHawks will square off against the no. 7 Eastern Michigan Eagles, who split their regular season meetings this year. The opening day will then close with the no. 3 Kent State Golden Flashes take on the no. 6 Western Michigan Broncos in another rubber match following a regular season split between the two.

The full tournament schedule can be found below:

2025 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament
March 13-15 | Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena
 
Thursday, March 13th, 2025 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Akron vs. No. 8 Bowling Green, 11 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Toledo vs. No. 5 Ohio, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 Eastern Michigan, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Kent State vs. No. 6 Western Michigan, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
 
Friday, March 14th, 2025 - Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 5 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 7:30 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
 
Saturday, March 15th, 2025 – MAC Championship Game
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 7:40 PM ET (ESPN2)
 
*30 minutes following the completion of the first game of the session.