2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. The season marked the 76th season of Mid–American Conference basketball.

2018–19 Mid–American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN3, CBSSN
Regular Season
ChampionBuffalo
Season MVPC. J. Massinburg, Buffalo
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upBowling Green
Finals MVPJeremy Harris
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †16–2 .889  32–4  .889
Bowling Green12–6 .667  22–12  .647
Kent State11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Akron8–10 .444  17–16  .515
Miami (OH)7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Ohio6–12 .333  14–17  .452
West
Toledo13–5 .722  25–8  .758
Central Michigan10–8 .556  23–12  .657
Eastern Michigan9–9 .500  15–17  .469
Northern Illinois8–10 .444  17–17  .500
Ball State6–12 .333  16–17  .485
Western Michigan2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

In the preseason, Buffalo, which returned five of its six leading scorers from a team that defeated Arizona Wildcats men's basketball in the NCAA tournament, was discussed as a team that could potentially make a "Cinderalla run" in the NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

Coaching changes

Conference predictions

Predicted MAC results

Preseason MAC teams

Watchlists

Regular season

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Akron Ball St BGSU Buffalo CMU EMU Kent St Miami N. Illinois Ohio Toledo WMU
vs. Akron –1–01–12–01–10–1–11–11–11–11–00–1
vs. Ball St. 0–1–1–01–01–12–01–02–01–12–01–10–2
vs. BGSU 1–10–1–1–10–20–10–2–00–11–11–00–2
vs. Buffalo 0–20–11–1–0–10–20–20–21–00–20–20–1
vs. CMU 1–11–12–01–0–0–20–10–11–10–12–00–2
vs. EMU 1–00–21–02–02–0–1–11–00–20–11–10–2
vs. Kent St. 1–10–12–02–01–01–1–0–20–10–20–10–2
vs. Miami 1–10–20–22–01–00–12–0–1–01–12–01–0
vs. N. Illinois 1–11–11–00–11–12–01–00–1–0–22–01–1
vs. Ohio 1–10–21–12–01–01–02–01–12–0–1–00–1
vs. Toledo 0–11–10–12–00–21–11–00–20–20–1–0–2
vs. WMU 1–02–02–01–02–02–02–00–11–11–02–0–
Total 8–106–1212–616–210–89–911–77–118–106–1213–52–16

Season summary & highlights

Points scored

Conference regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament
Main article: 2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Highlights

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

Notes

References
  1. Boone, Kyle (October 19, 2018). "College basketball preview: 11 potential Cinderella squads who could surprise in 2019 NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. Johnson, Raphielle (October 19, 2018). "Nine mid-majors that can be the next Loyola-Chicago". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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