2021 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan (5th title)
Winning coachHeather Oesterle (1st title)
MVPMicaela Kelly (Central Michigan)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green144 .778205  .800
Central Michigan†136 .684178  .680
Ohio116 .647148  .636
Buffalo116 .647159  .625
Kent State106 .625119  .550
Ball State128 .6001411  .560
Northern Illinois108 .5561212  .500
Eastern Michigan77 .5001010  .500
Toledo812 .4001212  .500
Western Michigan514 .263615  .286
Akron414 .222717  .292
Miami (OH)317 .150420  .167
2021 MAC tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ended the 2020–21 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 10 and 13. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1] Central Michigan won the conference tournament championship game 77–72 over Bowling Green. Micaela Kelly was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]

Format

Unlike the 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament only the top 8 finishing teams qualified and all games were played on a neutral court.

Seeds

Seed School Conference
record
Division Tiebreaker
1 Bowling Green 14-4 20-5
2 Central Michigan 13-6 17-8
3 Ohio 11-6 14-8
4 Buffalo 11–6 15–9
5 Kent State 10-6 11-9
6 Ball State 12-8 15-9
7 Northern Illinois 10–8 12–12
8 Eastern Michigan 7–7 10-10

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday March 11 – Campus sites
Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 11:00 pm No. 8 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 1 Bowling Green 47-63 ESPN+
2 1:45 pm No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 4 Buffalo 66-73
3 4:25 pm No. 7 Northern Illinois vs. No. 2 Central Michigan 69-83
4 6:50 pm No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio 54–72
Semifinals – Friday March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 10:00 am No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 4 Buffalo 80-67 ESPN+
6 12:45 pm No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio 100-92, OT
Championship – Saturday March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 11:00 am No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 2 Central Michigan 72-77 CBSSN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 Bowling Green 63
8 Eastern Michigan 47
1 Bowling Green 80
4 Buffalo 82
4 Buffalo 73
5 Kent State 66
1 Bowling Green 72
2 Central Michigan 77
2 Central Michigan 83
7 Northern Illinois 69
2 Central Michigan 100
3 Ohio 92
3 Ohio 61
6 Ball State 59

See also

2021 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

  1. "2021 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference.
  2. "2021 MAC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Finals Recap: #1 Bowling Green Falcons vs. #2 Central Michigan Chippewas".
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