2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams12
Regular season
League championsAkron
  Runners-upBowling Green
Season MVPLoren Cristian Jackson
Tournament
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Buffalo 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Kent State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Ohio 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Akron won the regular season championship with a record of 14–4. Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was named player of the year. The MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.