Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is the postseason single-elimination tournament for the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. Each of the 12 women's basketball teams in the MAC are eligible for the tournament.
New Format
Format
The MAC announced a new format beginning with the 2012 Women's Basketball Tournament. With the new format, the No. 1 and 2 seeds will earn byes straight to the semifinals, with the No. 3 and 4 seeds beginning tournament play in the quarterfinals. Teams seeded 5-12 will have to play an additional two rounds, beginning with campus-site games. The MAC will also no longer automatically reward a top 2 seed to the division winners. teams will be seeded based on conference record, regardless of their place in their division — though no division champion will be seeded lower than fourth.[1]
Previous Format
Each of the 12 women's basketball teams in the MAC receive a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded per division by conference record with the following tie-breakers:[2]
- Head-to-head competition
- Division record (ten games)
- Record vs. #1 team in division proceeding through the #6 team, if necessary
- Non-division record (six games)
- Record vs. #1 team in the opposite division proceeding through the #6 team, if necessary
- Coin flip by the Commissioner
- Total won–lost record of games played among the tied teams
- Division record (ten games)
- Record vs. #1 team in division proceeding through the #6 team, if necessary
- Non-division record (six games)
- Record vs. #1 team in the opposite division proceeding through the #6 team, if necessary
- Coin flip by the Commissioner
Note: Once a three-team tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreakers go in effect. If there are multiple ties, the ties are broken from the top down (e.g. a tie for #3 will be broken before a tie for #5).
The top two seeds in each division receive byes into the Quarterfinals.
Yearly results
| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
Most Valuable Player |
| 1982 |
Miami (1) |
58–56 |
Northern Illinois (3) |
none |
| 1983 |
Central Michigan (3) |
78–73 |
Miami (1) |
none |
| 1984 |
Central Michigan (1) |
71–65 |
Toledo (3) |
Latanga Cox, Central Michigan |
| 1985 |
Western Michigan (2) |
73–63 |
Central Michigan (1) |
Tracy Wells, Western Michigan |
| 1986 |
Ohio (1) |
92–85 OT |
Central Michigan (3) |
Caroline Mast, Ohio |
| 1987 |
Bowling Green (1) |
63–62 |
Central Michigan (2) |
Stephanie Coe, Bowling Green |
| 1988 |
Bowling Green (1) |
70–53 |
Western Michigan (2) |
Jackie Motycka, Bowling Green |
| 1989 |
Bowling Green (1) |
90–51 |
Toledo (2) |
Paulette Backstrom, Bowling Green |
| 1990 |
Bowling Green (3) |
84–63 |
Miami (1) |
Angie Bonner, Bowling Green |
| 1991 |
Toledo (1) |
93–66 |
Central Michigan (2) |
Dana Drew, Toledo |
| 1992 |
Toledo (1) |
78–57 |
Kent State (3) |
Dana Drew, Toledo |
| 1993 |
Bowling Green (1) |
96–68 |
Kent State (3) |
Lori Albers, Bowling Green |
| 1994 |
Bowling Green (1) |
74–63 |
Toledo (2) |
Michelle Shade, Bowling Green |
| 1995 |
Toledo (2) |
79–65 OT |
Miami (4) |
Angela Drake, Toledo
Dana Drew, Toledo |
| 1996 |
Toledo (2) |
73–66 |
Kent State (1) |
Mimi Olson, Toledo |
| 1997 |
Toleo (1) |
88–64 |
Kent State (2) |
Mimi Olson, Toledo |
| 1998 |
Kent State (1) |
64–56 |
Toledo (3) |
Dawn Zerman, Kent State |
| 1999 |
Toledo (1) |
65–50 |
Kent State (2) |
Kim Knuth, Toledo |
| 2000 |
Kent State (1) |
74–60 |
Toledo (3) |
Julie Studer, Kent State |
| 2001 |
Toledo (1) |
74–65 OT |
Kent State (2) |
Kahli Carter, Toledo |
| 2002 |
Kent State (1) |
73–59 |
Ball State (2) |
Andrea Csaszar, Kent State |
| 2003 |
Western Michigan (4) |
81–76 |
Ball State (3) |
Casey Rost, Western Michigan |
| 2004 |
Eastern Michigan (2) |
65–56 |
Bowling Green (4) |
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan |
| 2005 |
Bowling Green (1) |
81–75 |
Kent State (2) |
Kate Achter, Bowling Green |
| 2006 |
Bowling Green (1E) |
64–38 |
Kent State (2E) |
Ali Mann, Bowling Green |
| 2007 |
Bowling Green (1E) |
67–53 |
Ball State (1W) |
Carin Horne, Bowling Green |
| 2008 |
Miami (2E) |
67–56 |
Ohio (3E) |
Amanda Jackson, Miami |
| 2009 |
Ball State |
55-51 |
Bowling Green |
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| 2010 |
Bowling Green |
62-53 |
Toledo |
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green |
| 2011 |
Bowling Green |
51-46 |
Eastern Michigan |
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| 2012 |
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Performance by school
| Club |
Winners |
Winning Years |
| Bowling Green |
11
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1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| Toledo |
7
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1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 |
| Kent State |
3
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1998, 2000, 2002 |
| Central Michigan |
2
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1983, 1984 |
| Miami |
2
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1982, 2008 |
| Western Michigan |
2
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1985, 2003 |
| Ball State |
1
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2009 |
| Eastern Michigan |
1
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2004 |
| Ohio |
1
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1986 |
| TOTAL |
28
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See also
References
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Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
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| 1980s |
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
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| 1990s |
1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
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| 2000s |
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
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| East Division |
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| West Division |
- Ball State Cardinals
- Central Michigan Chippewas
- Eastern Michigan Eagles
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Toledo Rockets
- Western Michigan Broncos
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| Championships & awards |
- Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
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