2006 MAC women's basketball tournament

2006 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green
Winning coachCurt Miller
MVPAli Mann (Bowling Green)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Bowling Green 16 0   1.000 28 2   .933
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Buffalo 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Ohio 5 11   .313 9 20   .310
Miami (OH) 3 12   .200 8 20   .286
Akron 1 14   .067 5 23   .179
West
Eastern Michigan 15 1   .938 22 7   .759
Western Michigan 11 5   .688 13 14   .481
Ball State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Northern Illinois 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
Toledo 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2006 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2005–06 college basketball season. The 2006 tournament was held March 4–11, 2006. Regular season champion Bowling Green won their second straight championship over Kent State.[1] Ali Mann of Bowling Green was the MVP.[2]

Format

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The top two seeds in each division received byes into the quarterfinals. The first round was played at campus sites. All other rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.[3]

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1E Bowling Green 73
4W Northern Illinois 61
4W Northern Illinois 73
5E Miami 65
1E Bowling Green 68
6W Toledo 46
2W Western Michigan 59
6W Toledo 64
3E Buffalo 58
6W Toledo 70
1E Bowling Green 64
2E Kent State 39
1W Eastern Michigan 76
4E Ohio 66
4E Ohio 74
5W Central Michigan 57
1W Eastern Michigan 56
2E Kent State 70
2E Kent State 69
3W Ball State 52
3W Ball State 71
6E Akron 46

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [1]

All-Tournament Team

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Tournament MVP – Ali Mann, Bowling Green[14]

Player Team
Lindsay Shearer Kent State
Ryan Coleman Eastern Michigan
Ali Mann Bowling Green
Liz Honegegr Bowling Green
Kate Achter Bowling Green

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bowling Green thumps Kent St. for second straight MAC title". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "FIELD SET FOR 2006 KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois 73, Miami 65". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Toledo 70, Buffalo 58". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ohio 74, Central Michigan 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ball State 71, Akron 46". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green 73, Northern Illinois 61". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Toledo 64, Western Michigan 59". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Eastern Michigan 76, Ohio 66". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kent State 69, Ball State 52". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bowling Green 68, Toledo 46". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Kent State 76, Eastern Michigan 56". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "BOWLING GREEN WOMEN COLLECT SECOND CONSECUTIVE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.