The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...
in November. Conference began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2022.
Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
won their second straight MAC regular season title with a 17–3 conference record.
Fourth seeded
Akron defeated
Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
in the final of the
MAC tournament. With the automatic bid, Akron was the only MAC schools to qualify for the
NCAA tournament where they lost to
UCLA in the first round. Toledo accepted a bid to the
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
where they lost to
Dayton in the first round.
Ohio accepted a bid to the
College Basketball Invitational. Kent State accepted a bid to
The Basketball Classic.
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
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Buffalo (11) 143
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Ohio 126
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Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
(1) 107
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Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
98
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Akron (2) 95
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Bowling Green 93
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Miami 92
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Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
54
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Western Michigan 44
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Central Michigan 34
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Eastern Michigan 29
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Northern Illinois 21
MAC tournament champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)
Honors
Conference matrix
All-MAC awards
Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Rob Senderoff, Kent State
#Player of the Year:
Sincere Carry, Kent State
#Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Ball State
#Defensive Player of the Year:
Enrique Freeman, Akron
#Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, Kent State
Honors
See also
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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