2011 MAC women's basketball tournament

2011 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green
Winning coachCurt Miller
MVPLauren Prochaska (Bowling Green)
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2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 4   .875
Kent State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690
Buffalo 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Akron 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
Ohio 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
Miami (OH) 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
West
Toledo 14 – 2   .875 23 – 8   .742
Central Michigan 11 – 5   .688 20 – 10   .667
Eastern Michigan 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647
Northern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Western Michigan 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Ball State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300
† 2011 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2010–11 college basketball season. The 2011 tournament was held March 5–12, 2011. Second seeded Bowling Green won the championship over fifth seeded Eastern Michigan.[1] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the MVP.[2]

Format

The top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.[3]

Seeds

Seed School Conference record Division
1† Toledo 14–2 West
2† Bowling Green 13–3 East
3† Central Michigan 11–5 West
4† Kent State 11–5 East
5 Eastern Michigan 10–6 West
6 Buffalo 8–8 East
7 Northern Illinois 7–9 West
8 Akron 6–10 East
9 Western Michigan 5–11 West
10 Ohio 4–12 East
11 Ball State 4–12 West
12 Miami 3–13 East
† – Received a Bye to quarterfinals.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

First round
Campus sites
March 5 		Quarterfinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 9 		Semifinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 11 		Championship game
Quicken Loans Arena
March 12
            
1 Toledo 73
8 Akron 65
8 Akron 76
9 Western Michigan 65
1 Toledo 55
5 Eastern Michigan 61
4 Kent State 65
5 Eastern Michigan 69
5 Eastern Michigan 82
12 Miami 74
5 Eastern Michigan 46
2 Bowling Green 51
2 Bowling Green 66
10 Ohio 57
7 Northern Illinois 56
10 Ohio 72
2 Bowling Green 80
3 Central Michigan 72
3 Central Michigan 90
6 Buffalo 69
6 Buffalo 82
11 Ball State 73

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green[12]

Player Team
Melissa Goodall Toledo
Tavelyn James Eastern Michigan
Cassie Schrock Eastern Michigan
Tracy Pontius Bowling Green
Lauren Prochaska Bowling Green

References

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  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC presidents cut MAC basketball tournament in Cleveland back to eight teams". Cleveland. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND RESULTS". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Toledo 73, Akron 65". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eastern Michigan 69, Kent State 65". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green 66, Ohio 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Central Michigan 90, Buffalo 69". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eastern Michigan 61, Toledo 55". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bowling Green 80, Central Michigan 72". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Bowling Green 51, Eastern Michigan 46". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "BOWLING GREEN CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE MAC CROWN". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.