2022 MAC women's basketball tournament

2022 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBuffalo (3rd title)
Winning coachFelisha Legette-Jack (3rd title)
MVPDyaisha Fair (Buffalo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 19 – 1   .950 29 – 6   .829
Buffalo † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 9   .735
Akron 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 11 – 8   .579 20 – 13   .606
Northern Illinois 11 – 9   .550 14 – 15   .483
Kent State 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Western Michigan 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Bowling Green 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
Ohio 9 – 10   .474 15 – 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Eastern Michigan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 20   .259
Central Michigan 2 – 18   .100 4 – 25   .138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2022 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2021–22 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 9 and 12. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1] Second seeded Buffalo won the tournament with a 79–75 win over Ball State.[2] Dyaisha Fair was named the tournament MVP.[3]

Format

As with the 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament only the top 8 finishing teams qualify and all games were played on a neutral court.

Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 22nd consecutive season. The venue is 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

8 out of the 12 MAC teams will qualify 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 19–1
2 Buffalo 16–4
3 Akron 13–7
4 Northern Illinois 11–9
5 Ball State 11–8
6 Bowling Green 10–10
7 Western Michigan 10–10
8 Ohio 9–10
DNQ Kent State 10–10
DNQ Eastern Michigan 4–16
DNQ Miami 4–16
DNQ Central Michigan 2–18

Schedule

[7]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 11:00 am No. 8 Ohio vs. No. 1 Toledo 67–80 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois 60–54
3 4:00 pm No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 2 Buffalo 49–63
4 6:30 pm No. 6 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Akron 67–81
Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 10:00 am No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 1 Toledo 71-66 ESPN+/ESPN3
6 Approx. 12:30 pm No. 3 Akron vs. No. 2 Buffalo 43-82
Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 11:00 am No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 2 Buffalo 75-79 CBSSN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

* denotes overtime period

Bracket

[8][9]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11, 2022
ESPN+ 		Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2022
CBSSN
         
1 Toledo 80
8 Ohio 67
1 Toledo 66
5 Ball State 71
4 Northern Illinois 54
5 Ball State 60
5 Ball State 75
2 Buffalo 79
2 Buffalo 63
7 Western Michigan 49
2 Buffalo 82
3 Akron 43
3 Akron 81
6 Bowling Green 67

All-Tournament team

Tournament MVP – Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo[10]

Player Team
Sophia Wiard Toledo
Jordyn Dawson Akron
Ally Becki Ball State
Dyaisha Fair Buffalo
Georgia Woolley Buffalo

See also

2022 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 12, 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. ^ "MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "MAC Reveals 2021-22 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.