MID-AMERICAN: The conference no one wants to play in the first round will send its regular season champion to the Dance. Central Michigan, alma mater of Dan Majerle, who led the Chippewas to their last appearance in 1987, decisively beat Kent State, 77-67, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland. Kent State, a Final 8 loser to Indiana last season, will probably hope in vain for an at-large selection.