Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1982–present |
| Current champion | Buffalo Bulls |
| Most championships | Bowling Green Falcons (11) |
| Official website | MAC-Sports.com Women's Basketball |
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.
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 no longer automatically rewards a top 2 seed to the division winners. Teams are now seeded based on conference record, regardless of their place in their division — though no division champion is seeded lower than fourth.[1]
In the previous tournament format, teams were seeded per division by conference record using a series of specified tie-breakers when necessary. The top two seeds in each division received 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 | Toledo (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 | |
| 2010 | Bowling Green | 62-53 | Toledo | Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green |
| 2011 | Bowling Green | 51-46 | Eastern Michigan | |
| 2012 | Eastern Michigan | 72-71 | Central Michigan | Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan |
| 2013 | Central Michigan | 86-68 | Akron | Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan |
| 2014 | Akron (3) | 79-68 | Ball State (5) | Rachel Tecca, Akron |
| 2015 | Ohio (1) | 76-64 | Eastern Michigan (6) | |
| 2016 | Buffalo (8) | 73-71 OT | Central Michigan (2) | Stephanie Reid, Buffalo |
Performance by school
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | |
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, 2013 |
| Miami | |
1982, 2008 |
| Western Michigan | |
1985, 2003 |
| Eastern Michigan | |
2004, 2012 |
| Ohio | |
1986, 2015 |
| Buffalo | |
2016 |
| Ball State | |
2009 |
| Akron | |
2014 |
| TOTAL | |