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 | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions | Buffalo (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Felisha Legette-Jack (3rd title) |
| MVP | Dyaisha Fair (Buffalo) |
| Television | CBSSN, ESPN+ |
MAC women's basketball tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editAs 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
editThe 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
edit8 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editTournament 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "About". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Reveals 2021-22 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.