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. Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.
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.
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, has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.
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. Seed School Conferencerecord 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 5Northern Illinois 8–10 1–0 vs. Akron 6Akron 8–10 0–1 vs. Northern Illinois 7Eastern Michigan 7–11 4–1 vs. 7–11 teams 8Buffalo 7–11 3–3 vs. 7–11 teams; 1–2 vs. Ball State/Bowling GreenDNQMiami 7–11 2–2 vs. 7–11 teams; 0–3 vs. Ball State/Bowling GreenDNQWestern Michigan 7–11 1–4 vs. 7–11 teamsDNQOhio 4–14 1–2 vs. Akron/Northern IllinoisDNQCentral Michigan 4–14 1–3 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois
Schedule SessionGameTime* MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH1111:00 amNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Buffalo75–74OTESPN+21:30 p.m.No. 4 Kent State vs No. 5 Northern Illinois75–6834:00 p.m.No. 2 Bowling Green vs No. 7 Eastern Michigan70–3646:30 p.m.No. 3 Ball State vs No. 6 Akron92–68 Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH2510:00 amNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 4 Kent State68–58ESPN+612:30 p.m.No. 2 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State70–61 Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH3711:00 amNo. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Bowling Green73-582,810CBSSN *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Source
Bracket
- indicates overtime
All-Tournament team Tournament MVP – Quinesha Lockett Player TeamQuinesha LockettToledoSammi MikonowiczToledoJessica CookToledoElissa BrettBowling GreenKatie ShumateKent State Source
See also 2023 MAC men's basketball tournament
References
External links 2023 MAC Women's Basketball Championship