2017 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament

The 2017 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 to 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams, regardless of division, meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Ohio won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]

2017 Mid-American Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio (3rd title)
2017 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Kent State  x‍‍ 18 6   .750 37 18   .673
Ohio  ‍‍y 13 11   .542 31 28   .525
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 15 34   .306
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 22 34   .393
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 17 34   .333
West Division
Central Michigan  x‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 31 28   .525
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 28   .517
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 27 35   .435
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 24 29   .453
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 17 38   .309
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 17 41   .293
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The winners of each division claimed the top two seeds, with the remaining six spots in the field determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.

Division Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Kent State 18 6 .750 1
Ohio 13 11 .542 5 5
Bowling Green 9 15 .375 9
Buffalo 8 16 .333 10
Miami (OH) 8 16 .333 10
West Central Michigan 16 8 .500 2
Eastern Michigan 14 10 .583 2 3
Ball State 14 10 .583 2 4
Western Michigan 12 12 .458 4 6
Northern Illinois 11 13 .583 5 7
Toledo 9 15 .375 7 8

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Kent State7
8Toledo0
1Kent State3
5Ohio5
4Ball State3
5Ohio4
5Ohio7-
1Kent State2-
4Ball State5
8Toledo158Toledo3
1Kent State6
5Ohio7
2Central Michigan6
3Eastern Michigan4
7Northern Illinois2
2Central Michigan16
6Western Michigan5
3Eastern Michigan5
6Western Michigan610
2Central Michigan12
3Eastern Michigan9410
3Eastern Michigan8
7Northern Illinois73Eastern Michigan12
6Western Michigan6

References

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  1. ^ "2016–17 Championship Dates" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.