2022 MAC women's basketball tournament

2022 MAC women's basketball tournament
2022 MAC women's basketball tournament
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 ← 2021 2023 →

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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]

Format

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

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

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
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

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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	ESPN+/ESPN3
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

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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

Tournament MVP – Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo^[10]

Player	Team
Sophia Wiard	Toledo
Jordyn Dawson	Akron
Ally Becki	Ball State
Dyaisha Fair	Buffalo
Georgia Woolley	Buffalo

References

^ "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.

[1] "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[2] "Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[3] "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[4] "About". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[5] "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[6] "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[7] "MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[8] "MAC Reveals 2021-22 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

[9] "2022 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[10] "Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

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