Falcons in the MAC Tournament

The Falcons have an overall record of 20-19-0 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament over the years, and have advanced to the final 10 times, winning three titles ...

BGSU’S MAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY (20-19-0)

Home: 6-3-0 • Away: 5-7-0 • Neutral: 9-9-0 • OT: 5-2-0 Quarterfinals: 7-5-0 • Semifinals: 10-7-0 • Championship: 3-7-0 1994 (#3 seed) Quarters N1 #6 Eastern Michigan Semis A #2 Akron W 5-1 W 1-0

Final N1 #1 Miami (OT^) L 1-3

1995 (#2 seed) Semis N2 #3 Kentucky (2-OT)

W 1-0 Final N2 #1 Akron W 2-0 1996 (#1 seed) Semis H #4 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 1-0 Final H #3 KENTUCKY W 4-0 1997 (#3 seed) Quarters N3 #6 Northern Illinois W 4-1 Semi N3 #2 Kentucky W 1-0 Final N3 #1 Akron W 1-0 1998 (#4 seed) Quarters N4 #5 Marshall W 2-0 Semis A #2 Kentucky (2-OT) W 2-0 Final A #1 Akron L 1-4 1999 (#3 seed) Quarters A #6 Northern Illinois L 2-4 2000 (#1 seed) Semis A #6 Buffalo W 1-0 Final H #4 KENTUCKY L 0-1 2001 (#5 seed) Quarters N1 #4 Buffalo (3-OT) W 1-0 Semis N1 #1 Kentucky L 0-1 2002 (#1 seed) Semis H #5 KENTUCKY W 2-1 Final H #2 AKRON L 1-4 2003 (#4 seed) Quarters H #5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 2-1 Semis H #1 KENTUCKY W 1-0 Final A #3 Western Michigan L 0-5 2004 (#7 seed) Quarters N2 #2 Akron L 0-1 2005 (#5 seed) Quarters A #4 Western Michigan L 0-2 2006 (#6 seed) Quarters A #3 Western Michigan W 2-1 Semis N5 #2 Akron L 2-8 2007 (#4 seed) Quarters H #5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 0-3 2008 (#7 seed) Quarters N1 #2 Northern Illinois L 0-2 2010 (#3 seed) Semis N1 #2 Western Michigan L 0-1 2012 (#4 seed) Semis A #1 Akron L 0-2 2014 (#3 seed) Semis N1 #2 West Virginia (OT) W 3-2 Final A #1 Akron L 1-2 2016 (#2 seed) Semis N1 #3 Buffalo (OT) L 1-2 2018 (#2 seed) Semis N6 #3 Western Michigan L 0-2 2019 (#4 seed) Quarters H #5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (OT) W 2-1 Semis A #1 Akron W 1-0 Final N1 #6 West Virginia L 0-1 2021 (#4 seed) Semis A #1 Northern Illinois L 2-5

H/A/N - Home/Away/Neutral Neutral sites: N1 - Akron, Ohio; N2- Kalamazoo, Mich.; N3 - Oxford, Ohio; N4 - Lexington, Ky.; N5 - DeKalb, Ill.; N6 - Morgantown, W.Va. ^ Overtime was not sudden death

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Team Record

Akron 4-6-0

0-1 H // 2-3 A // 2-2 N Northern Illinois 2-1 H // 0-2 A // 1-1 N Western Michigan 0-0 H // 1-2 A // 0-2 N Buffalo Eastern Michigan Kentucky Marshall 3-4-0

1-4-0

2-1-0 2-0-0 6-2-0 1-0-0

Miami

0-1-0 West Virginia 1-1-0 Buffalo, EMU & Miami no longer sponsor men's soccer; Kentucky, Marshall & WVU are no longer MAC members

RECORD AS A...

#1 Seed #2 Seed #3 Seed #4 Seed #5 Seed #6 Seed #7 Seed 4-2-0 2-2-0 6-4-0 6-6-0 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-2-0

RECORD WHEN PLAYING A...

#1 Seed 4-6-0

#2 Seed #3 Seed 4-5-0 3-3-0

#4 Seed #5 Seed #6 Seed 2-2-0 4-1-0 3-2-0

RECORD BY CITY

Akron, Ohio 5-9-0 Bowling Green, Ohio 6-3-0 Buffalo, N.Y. 1-0-0 DeKalb, Ill. 0-3-0 Kalamazoo, Mich. 3-3-0 Lexington, Ky. 2-0-0 Morgantown, W.Va. 0-1-0 Oxford, Ohio 3-0-0

NOTES

• Home matches in CAPS • From 1998 to 2004, the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were held at a predetermined site, while the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed • From 2005 to 2008, the quarterfinal (‘play-in’) round was played at campus sites, hosted by the higher seed, while the semifinals & final were hosted by the regular-season champion • From 2009 to 2017, only the top-four teams in the final standings qualified for the league tournament • In 2018 and 2019, all six teams qualified, with the same format as in the 2005-08 seasons • No tournament was held in 2020(-21) • In 2021, the tournament returned to a four-team format, similar to 2009-17.