| 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions | Toledo (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Tricia Cullop (2nd title) |
| MVP | Quinesha Lockett (Toledo) |
| Television | CBSSN, ESPN+ |
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| 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
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Toledo Wins MAC Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American conference. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ↑ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ↑ "About". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ↑ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Northern Illinois 68, Kent State 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Eastern Michigan 30, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Akron 68, Ball State 92". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Ball State 61, Bowling Green 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2023.