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- ↑ "2011 Mid-American Conference Standings and Leaders". mac-sports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Mid-American Conference Tournament History" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- 1 2 "All-Tournament Teams & Tournament MVP's" (PDF). Mid-American Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2013.