2014 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201314
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron
Winning coachJodi Kest
MVPRachel Tecca (Akron)
TelevisionTWCS/ESPN3
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Bowling Green171 .944305  .857
Akron†144 .7782310  .697
Buffalo108 .5561713  .567
Ohio414 .222921  .300
Kent State414 .222723  .233
Miami (OH)414 .222822  .267
West
Central Michigan162 .8892012  .625
Ball State99 .5001817  .514
Toledo99 .5001616  .500
Western Michigan810 .4441318  .419
Eastern Michigan711 .3891814  .563
Northern Illinois612 .3331119  .367
2014 MAC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15, 2014.[3] Third seeded Akron won the championship over fifth seeded Ball State.[4] Rachel Tecca of Akron was the MVP.[5]

Format

First round games will be held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Monday, March 10
1 7:00 PM #12 Kent State at #5 Ball State MACDN
2 5:00 PM #9 Northern Illinois at #8 Eastern Michigan MACDN
3 7:00 PM #10 Miami at #7 Western Michigan MACDN
4 7:00 PM #11 Ohio at #6 Toledo BCSN
Second Round – Wednesday, March 12
5 12:00 PM #5 Ball State vs. #9 Northern Illinois MACDN
6 2:30 PM #6 Toledo vs. #7 Western Michigan MACDN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7 12:00 PM #4 seed vs. Game 5 winner MACDN
8 2:30 PM #3 seed vs. Game 6 winner MACDN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9 12:00 PM #1 seed vs. Game 7 winner TWCS
10 2:30 PM #2 seed vs Game 8 winner TWCS
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
11 1:00 PM Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner TWCS
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed


Bracket

First round
Monday, March 10
Second round
Wednesday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Championship
Saturday, March 15
               
1 Bowling Green
(bye)
1 Bowling Green
(bye)
 
 
1 Bowling Green 55
5 Ball State 73
4 Buffalo
(bye)
4 Buffalo 60
5 Ball State 74
5 Ball State 73
12 Kent State 38
5 Ball State 61
9 Northern Illinois 47
8 Eastern Michigan 76
9 Northern Illinois 81
5 Ball State 68
3 Akron 79
2 Central Michigan
(bye)
2 Central Michigan
(bye)
 
 
2 Central Michigan 69
3 Akron 85
3 Akron
(bye)
3 Akron 83
6 Toledo 69
6 Toledo 61
11 Ohio 44
6 Toledo 72
7 Western Michigan 61
7 Western Michigan 82
10 Miami 69

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Rachel Tecca, Akron[6][7]

Player Team
Brandy Woody Ball State
Shelbie Justice Ball State
Kacie Cassell Akron
Hanna Luburgh Akron
Rachel Tecca Akron

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. "2014 MAC Tournament Schedule". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  4. "Akron wins MAC title, 79-68 over Ball State". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST MAC TITLE WITH 79-68 VICTORY OVER BALL STATE". Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. "WBB?s Late Rally Falls Short In MAC Title Game". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.


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