The ultimate goal for any team in the Mid-American Conference is to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
I supposed the even more ultimate goal would be winning games in the NCAA Tournament, but simply getting to that grand stage is the dream of every college basketball player.
Since 2003 in the Mid-American Conference, the winner of the MAC Tournament has been better than the national average in defensive efficiency. The worst of the bunch was Ohio in 2005, but the Bobcats still managed to rank 138th nationally which was closer to the top than the bottom across Division I college basketball.