2023 MAC women's basketball tournament

2023 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsToledo (9th title)
Winning coachTricia Cullop (2nd title)
MVPQuinesha Lockett (Toledo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
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2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo† 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
Bowling Green 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Buffalo 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Ohio 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
† 2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

The 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2022–23 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8 and 11. Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1] Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.[2]

Format

As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[3]

Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA,[4] has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.[5]

Seeds

Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]

Seed School Conference
record 		Tiebreaker
1 Toledo 16–2
2 Bowling Green 14–4 1–1 vs. Toledo
3 Ball State 14–4 0–2 vs. Toledo
4 Kent State 12–6
5 Northern Illinois 8–10 1–0 vs. Akron
6 Akron 8–10 0–1 vs. Northern Illinois
7 Eastern Michigan 7–11 4–1 vs. 7–11 teams
8 Buffalo 7–11 3–3 vs. 7–11 teams; 1–2 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green
DNQ Miami 7–11 2–2 vs. 7–11 teams; 0–3 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green
DNQ Western Michigan 7–11 1–4 vs. 7–11 teams
DNQ Ohio 4–14 1–2 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois
DNQ Central Michigan 4–14 1–3 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 1 11:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Buffalo 75–74OT[7] ESPN+
2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Kent State vs No. 5 Northern Illinois 75–68[8]
3 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Bowling Green vs No. 7 Eastern Michigan 70–36[9]
4 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Ball State vs No. 6 Akron 92–68[10]
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
2 5 10:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 4 Kent State 68–58[11] ESPN+
6 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State 70–61[12]
Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
3 7 11:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Bowling Green 73-58[13] 2,810 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[14]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Semifinals
Friday, March 10, 2023
Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
         
1 Toledo 75*
8 Buffalo 74
1 Toledo 68
4 Kent State 58
4 Kent State 75
5 Northern Illinois 68
1 Toledo 73
2 Bowling Green 58
2 Bowling Green 70
7 Eastern Michigan 36
2 Bowling Green 70
3 Ball State 61
3 Ball State 92
6 Akron 68
  • - indicates overtime

All-Tournament team

Tournament MVP – Quinesha Lockett

Player Team
Quinesha Lockett Toledo
Sammi Mikonowicz Toledo
Jessica Cook Toledo
Elissa Brett Bowling Green
Katie Shumate Kent State

Source[2]

See also

2023 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Toledo Wins MAC Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American conference. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "About". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Northern Illinois 68, Kent State 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Eastern Michigan 30, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Akron 68, Ball State 92". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ball State 61, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2023.