2019 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ended the 2018–19 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 13 and 16. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[1] Buffalo won the conference tournament championship game 77–61 over Ohio. Cierra Dillard was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]

2019 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBuffalo (2nd title)
Winning coachFelisha Legette-Jack (2nd title)
MVPCierra Dillard (Buffalo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Ohio14–4 .778  30–6  .833
Miami (OH)13–5 .722  23–9  .719
Buffalo †12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Kent State11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Akron7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Bowling Green2–16 .111  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .833  25–8  .758
Toledo11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Northern Illinois10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Western Michigan4–14 .222  10–20  .333
Ball State3–15 .167  8–23  .258
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner

Format

Unlike recent MAC women's tournaments, in which the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the 3 and 4 seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals, the tournament reverted to its original structure in which the top four seeds receive just one bye into the quarterfinals.

Seeds
Seed School Conference
record		 Division Tiebreaker
1 Central Michigan 15–3 24–6
2 Ohio 14–4 25–4
3 Miami (OH) 13–5 22–7
4 Buffalo 12–6 20–9
5 Kent State 11–7 18–11 1–0 vs. TOL
6 Toledo 11–7 19–10 0–1 vs. KSU
7 Northern Illinois 10–8 18–12
8 Akron 7–11 16–13
9 Eastern Michigan 6–12 13–16
10 Western Michigan 4–14 10–19
11 Ball State 3–15 10–19
12 Bowling Green 2–16 9–20

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday March 11 – Campus sites
1 5:00 pm No. 9 Eastern Michigan at No. 8 Akron 61–59 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 12 Bowling Green at No. 5 Kent State 62–86
3 6:30 pm No. 10 Western Michigan at No. 7 Northern Illinois 69–70
4 7:00 pm No. 11 Ball State at No. 6 Toledo 63–67
Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 13 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
5 12:00 pm No. 9 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 1 Central Michigan 80–88, OT ESPN+
6 2:30 pm No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 4 Buffalo 52–85
7 5:00 pm No. 7 Northern Illinois vs. No. 2 Ohio 56–72
8 7:30 pm No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 3 Miami (OH) 54–72
Semifinals – Friday March 15 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
9 11:00 am No. 1 Central Michigan vs. No. 4 Buffalo 77-82 ESPN+
10 1:30 pm No. 2 Ohio vs. No. 3 Miami (OH) 74-48
Championship – Saturday March 16 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
11 11:00 am No. 2 Ohio vs. No. 4 Buffalo 77-61 CBSSN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Miami (OH), Ohio, Buffalo and Central Michigan have clinched first round byes
Miami (OH), Ohio, Buffalo and Central Michigan have clinched home games in the second round
Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Ball State will play in the first round

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
       
  1 Central Michigan 88*  
    9 Eastern Michigan 80  
8 Akron 59
9 Eastern Michigan 61  
  1 Central Michigan 77  
  4 Buffalo 82  
       
       
  4 Buffalo 85
    5 Kent State 52  
5 Kent State 86
12 Bowling Green 62  
  4 Buffalo 77
  2 Ohio 61
       
       
  2 Ohio 72
    7 Northern Illinois 56  
7 Northern Illinois 70
10 Western Michigan 69  
  2 Ohio 74
  3 Miami (OH) 48  
       
       
  3 Miami (OH) 72
    6 Toledo 54  
6 Toledo 67
11 Ball State 63  

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

See also

2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

References
  1. "2019 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. Press, Canadian. "Buffalo women reach NCAAs for 2nd straight season". battlefordsNOW | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Classifieds. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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