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2016 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament: Every Seeding Scenario

Want to know how to scoreboard watch for your favorite MAC team tonight? Here is every seeding scenario for all 12 teams.

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We have compiled every possible seeding scenario for the 2016 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament as we arrive at tonight's conclusion to the regular season.

Some things are simple. Akron has already clinched the #1 seed. Miami can clinch the #10 seed with a win. Northern Illinois (#8) and Bowling Green (#12) will be locked in with losses. The Eastern Michigan-Toledo loser will be the #9 seed.

Everything else is very complicated. At a minimum, there will be six teams involved in ties after tonight's games. It could be as many as 11.

Here are the possibilities, based on the 64 different ways that tonight's games could go:

Akron Zips (vs. Kent State)

WIN

#1 CLINCHED

LOSE

#1 CLINCHED

Central Michigan Chippewas (vs. Western Michigan)

WIN

#2 unless Ball State wins + Kent State loses + Ohio loses

#3 if Ball State wins + Kent State loses + Ohio loses

LOSE

#2 if Ohio, Kent State, Ball State and Buffalo all lose

#3 if Ball State, Ohio and Buffalo lose OR Ball State, Buffalo and Kent State lose OR Ball State wins, Ohio loses and Kent State loses

#4 if Buffalo wins, Kent State loses and Ball State loses OR Ball State + Kent State win and Buffalo + Ohio lose OR Ball State + Ohio win and Buffalo + Kent State lose

#5 if Kent State + Ohio win and Ball State + Buffalo lose OR Kent State + Buffalo win and Ball State loses OR Ball State + Ohio + Kent State win and Buffalo loses OR Ball State + Buffalo + Kent State win and Ohio loses OR Ball State + Buffalo + Ohio win and Kent State loses

#6 if Ohio, Kent State, Ball State and Buffalo all win

Ohio Bobcats (at Miami)

WIN

#2 if Central Michigan, Kent State and Ball State all lose OR Ball State wins and Central Michigan loses

#3 if Central Michigan wins and Kent State + Ball State lose OR Kent State wins and Central Michigan + Ball State lose OR Central Michigan and Ball State both win

#4 if Central Michigan, Kent State and Ball State all win

LOSE

#2 if Buffalo wins and Central Michigan + Kent State + Ball State lose

#3 if Central Michigan wins and Kent State + Ball State lose OR Kent State + Buffalo win and Ball State + Central Michigan lose OR Central Michigan + Kent State + Ball State + Buffalo lose

#4 if Central Michigan + Kent State win and Ball State loses OR Kent State wins and Central Michigan + Ball State + Buffalo lose OR Central Michigan + Ball State + Buffalo win and Kent State loses OR Ball State + Buffalo win and Central Michigan loses

#5 if Central Michigan + Ball State win and Buffalo loses OR Ball State wins and Buffalo + Central Michigan loses OR Central Michigan, Ball State, Kent State and Buffalo all win

Kent State Golden Flashes (at Akron)

WIN

#2 if Central Michigan and Ball State both lose OR Ball State wins and Central Michigan + Ohio lose

#3 if Central Michigan wins and Ball State loses OR Central Michigan + Ball State win and Ohio loses OR Ball State + Ohio win and Central Michigan loses

#4 if Central Michigan, Ohio and Ball State all win

LOSE

#4 if Ball State and Buffalo both lose OR Ball State wins and Buffalo + Ohio lose

#5 if Buffalo wins and Ball State loses OR Ohio + Ball State win and Buffalo loses

#6 if Ball State and Buffalo both win

Ball State Cardinals (at Northern Illinois)

WIN

#2 if Ohio and Kent State both lose

#3 if Kent State wins and Ohio + Central Michigan lose OR Ohio wins and Kent State + Central Michigan lose

#4 if Central Michigan + Kent State win and Ohio loses OR Central Michigan + Ohio win and Kent State loses OR Kent State + Ohio win and Central Michigan loses

#5 if Central Michigan, Ohio and Kent State all lose

LOSE

#4 if Ohio + Kent State win and Central Michigan + Buffalo lose

#5 if Central Michigan wins and Buffalo loses OR Ohio wins and Central Michigan + Buffalo + Kent State lose OR Kent State wins and Central Michigan + Buffalo + Ohio lose OR Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio and Kent State all lose

#6 if Buffalo wins

Buffalo Bulls (at Bowling Green)

WIN

#3 if Central Michigan, Kent State and Ball State lose

#4 if Central Michigan wins and Kent State + Ball State lose OR Kent State wins and Central Michigan + Ball State lose OR Ohio + Ball State win and Central Michigan + Kent State lose

#5 if Central Michigan + Kent State win and Ball State loses OR Central Michigan + Ball State win and Kent State loses OR Ball State wins and Central Michigan + Ohio + Kent State lose OR Ball State + Ohio + Kent State win and Central Michigan loses

#6 if Central Michigan, Kent State and Ball State win OR Kent State + Ball State win and Central Michigan + Ohio lose

LOSE

#6 if Northern Illinois wins OR Northern Illinois and Toledo lose

#7 if Northern Illinois loses and Toledo wins

Northern Illinois Huskies (vs. Ball State)

WIN

#7 if Eastern Michigan loses OR Buffalo wins

#8 if Eastern Michigan wins and Buffalo loses

LOSE

#8 CLINCHED

Eastern Michigan Eagles (at Toledo)

WIN

#7 if Northern Illinois wins and Buffalo loses OR Northern Illinois loses

#8 if Northern Illinois and Buffalo win

LOSE

#9 CLINCHED

Toledo Rockets (vs. Eastern Michigan)

WIN

#6 if Buffalo and Northern Illinois lose

#7 if Buffalo wins and Northern Illinois loses

#8 if Northern Illinois wins

LOSE

#9 CLINCHED

Miami RedHawks (vs. Ohio)

WIN

#10 CLINCHED

LOSE

#10 if Western Michigan loses

#11 if Western Michigan wins

Western Michigan Broncos (at Central Michigan)

WIN

#10 if Miami loses

#11 if Miami wins

LOSE

#11 if Miami wins OR Bowling Green loses

#12 if Miami loses and Bowling Green wins

Bowling Green Falcons (vs. Buffalo)

WIN

#11 if Miami and Western Michigan lose

#12 if Miami wins OR Western Michigan wins

LOSE

#12 CLINCHED