Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
for the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
(MAC). The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...
. Each of the 12 women's basketball teams in the MAC are eligible for the tournament.
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.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:- Two-team tie:
- 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
- Three-team tie:
- 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 Tracy Wells Tracy Wells is an American actress. Wells was played a main character on the American sitcom Mr. Belvedere as Heather Owens. She won the Young Artist Award in the "Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series" category for her work on that show. She was also a guest star on the show... , 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 2009 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament The 2009 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference 2008–2009 season... |
Ball State | 55-51 | Bowling Green | |
| 2010 | Bowling Green | 62-53 | Toledo | Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green |
| 2011 | Bowling Green | 51-46 | Eastern Michigan | |
| 2012 |
Performance by school
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball The Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball team that represents Bowling Green State University. The team plays at the 4,700-seat Anderson Arena on the BGSU campus in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons are scheduled to move into the new 5,000-seat Stroh... |
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1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| Toledo | |
1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 |
| Kent State | |
1998, 2000, 2002 |
| Central Michigan | |
1983, 1984 |
| Miami | |
1982, 2008 |
| Western Michigan | |
1985, 2003 |
| Ball State Ball State University Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings... |
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2009 |
| Eastern Michigan | |
2004 |
| Ohio | |
1986 |
| TOTAL | |