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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 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 edit
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 edit
References 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.