2022 MAC women's basketball tournament

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]

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
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo19–1 .95029–6  .829
Buffalo †16–4 .80025–9  .735
Akron13–7 .65017–12  .586
Ball State11–8 .57920–13  .606
Northern Illinois11–9 .55014–15  .483
Kent State10–10 .50019–12  .613
Western Michigan10–10 .50016–14  .533
Bowling Green10–10 .50017–16  .515
Ohio9–10 .47415–15  .500
Miami (OH)4–16 .2008–21  .276
Eastern Michigan4–16 .2007–20  .259
Central Michigan2–18 .1004–25  .138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

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.
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