2008 MAC women's basketball tournament

2008 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsMiami
Winning coachMaria Fantanarosa
MVPAmanda Jackson (Miami)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781
Miami (OH)† 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Ohio 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
Buffalo 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Kent State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Akron 2 – 14   .125 7 – 24   .226
West
Eastern Michigan 11 – 5   .688 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 11 – 5   .688 15 – 15   .500
Western Michigan 9 – 7   .563 13 – 19   .406
Northern Illinois 6 – 8   .429 10 – 18   .357
Toledo 5 – 10   .333 14 – 16   .467
Central Michigan 2 – 13   .133 6 – 23   .207
† 2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2007–08 college basketball season. The 2008 tournament was held March 9–15, 2008. Miami won the championship over Ohio.[1] Amanda Jackson of Miami was the MVP.[2]

Format

The top two seeds in each division received byes into the quarterfinals. All rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.

Bracket

First round
Sunday, March 9; Monday March 10 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 14 		Final
Saturday, March 15
            
1E Bowling Green 85
5E Kent State 57
4W Northern Illinois 67
5E Kent State 75
1E Bowling Green 66
3E Ohio 68
2W Eastern Michigan 62
3E Ohio 76
3E Ohio 68
6W Central Michigan 65
3E Ohio 56
2E Miami 67
1W Ball State 60
5W Toledo 65
4E Buffalo 50
5W Toledo 53
5W Toledo 66
2E Miami 70
2E Miami 65
3W Western Michigan 60
3W Western Michigan 84
6E Akron 54

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [1]

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Amanda Jackson, Miami[13]

Player Team
Amanda Jackson Miami
Laura Markwood Miami
Lauren Hmiel Ohio
Jennifer Poff Ohio
Ta' Yani Clark Toledo
Tara Breske Bowling Green

References

  1. ^ a b "RedHawks rip rival Bobcats to grab MAC title, automatic berth". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kent State 75, Northern Illinois 67". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ohio 68, Central Michigan 65". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Toledo 53, Buffalo 50". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Western Michigan 84, Akron 54". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green 85, Kent State 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ohio 76, Eastern Michigan 62". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Toledo 65, Ball State 60". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Miami 65, Western Michigan 60". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Ohio 68, Bowling Green 66". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Miami 70, Toledo 66". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Breske Named to MAC All-Tournament Team". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.