2020 MAC women's basketball tournament

2020 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Ohio 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Buffalo 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Akron 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
West
Central Michigan 16 2   .889 23 7   .767
Ball State 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Toledo 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
2020 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament's first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9, followed by the quarterfinals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 11. The remaining rounds were to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 13 and 14, and the champion was to receive the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1] Just prior to the first scheduled men's quarterfinal game on March 12, the conference announced that the remainder of both the men's and women's tournaments were canceled in response to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[2] Later that day, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that all winter and spring sports championships were canceled.[3]

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday, March 9
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 8 Akron 63–59 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 12 Bowling Green at No. 5 Western Michigan 47–84
3 7:00 pm No. 10 Northern Illinois vs. No. 7 Eastern Michigan 69–76
4 5:00 pm No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Buffalo 72–87
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
5 Noon No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 1 Central Michigan 78–69 ESPN+
6 2:30 pm No. 5 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Ohio 75–84
7 5:00 pm No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 2 Ball State 64–63
8 7:30 pm No. 3 Kent State vs. No. 6 Buffalo 72–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9 No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 4 Ohio Cancelled
10 No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 3 Kent State Cancelled
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11 Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner Cancelled
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Source [4]

Bracket

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First round
March 9
Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 13
Championship
March 14
            
1 Central Michigan 69
9 Toledo 78
8 Akron 59
9 Toledo 63
9 Toledo
4 Ohio
4 Ohio 84
5 Western Michigan 75
5 Western Michigan 84
12 Bowling Green 47
 
 
2 Ball State 63
7 Eastern Michigan 64
7 Eastern Michigan 76
10 Northern Illinois 69
7 Eastern Michigan
3 Kent State
3 Kent State 72
6 Buffalo 66
6 Buffalo 87
11 Miami 72

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Wright, Branson (March 12, 2020). "Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 MAC Women's Basketball Championship" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-2-4.