2012 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. The 2012 tournament was held March 3–10, 2012. Second seeded Eastern Michigan won the championship over fifth seeded Central Michigan.[1] Tavelyn James of Eastern Michigan was the MVP.[2]

2012 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsEastern Michigan
Winning coachAnnMarie Gilbert
MVPTavelyn James (Eastern Michigan)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2011–12 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green14–2 .87524–6  .800
Miami (OH)11–5 .68821–9  .700
Akron7–9 .43814–18  .438
Ohio6–10 .37514–18  .438
Kent State5–11 .3136–21  .222
Buffalo4–12 .2509–22  .290
West
Eastern Michigan†13–3 .81323–8  .742
Toledo13–3 .81321–9  .700
Central Michigan8–8 .50020–15  .571
Northern Illinois6–10 .37514–17  .452
Western Michigan5–11 .3138–22  .267
Ball State4–12 .2509–21  .300
† 2012 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 3. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 7–10.[3] The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

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

[3]

Bracket
First round
Saturday, March 3 		Second round
Wednesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
               
1 Bowling Green
(bye)
1 Bowling Green
(bye)
 
 
1 Bowling Green 66
4 Central Michigan 69
4 Miami
(bye)
4 Miami 64
5 Central Michigan 78
5 Central Michigan 86
12 Ball State 62
5 Central Michigan 58
8 Ohio 55
8 Ohio 58
9 Kent State 40
5 Central Michigan 71
3 Eastern Michigan 72
2 Ball State
(bye)
2 Eastern Michigan
(bye)
 
 
2 Eastern Michigan 59
3 Toledo 57
3 Toledo
(bye)
3 Toledo 72
6 Northern Illinois 62
6 Akron 96
11 Buffalo 82
6 Akron 60
7 Northern Illinois 61
7 Northern Illinois 68
10 Western Michigan 51

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1]

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Tavelyn James, Bowling Green[11]

Player Team
Taylor Johnson Central Michigan
Crystal Bradford Central Michigan
Jas'Mine Bracey Central Michigan
Natachia Watkins Eastern Michigan
Tavelyn James Eastern Michigan

References
  1. "Eastern Michigan's Paige Redditt lays in last-second winner for title". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. "2012 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Seedings". HustleBelt. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. "MAC Women's Basketball First Round: Top Seeds Roll". HustleBelt. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. "Central Michigan 58, Ohio 55". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. "Northern Illinois 61, Akron 60". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. "Central Michigan 78, Miami 64". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. "Toledo 72, Northern Illinois 62". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. "Central Michigan 69, Bowling Green 66". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  10. "Eastern Michigan 59, Toledo 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. "EASTERN MICHIGAN CLAIMS MAC TOURNAMENT TITLE". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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