2021 MAC women's basketball tournament

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2021 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan (5th title)
Winning coachHeather Oesterle (1st title)
MVPMicaela Kelly (Central Michigan)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 14 4   .778 20 5   .800
Central Michigan 13 6   .684 17 8   .680
Ohio 11 6   .647 14 8   .636
Buffalo 11 6   .647 15 9   .625
Kent State 10 6   .625 11 9   .550
Ball State 12 8   .600 14 11   .560
Northern Illinois 10 8   .556 12 12   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 7   .500 10 10   .500
Toledo 8 12   .400 12 12   .500
Western Michigan 5 14   .263 6 15   .286
Akron 4 14   .222 7 14   .333
Miami (OH) 3 17   .150 4 20   .167
2021 MAC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ended the 2020–21 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 10 and 13. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1] Central Michigan won the conference tournament championship game 77–72 over Bowling Green. Micaela Kelly was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]

Format

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Unlike the 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament only the top 8 finishing teams qualified and all games were played on a neutral court.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference
record
Division Tiebreaker
1 Bowling Green 14-4 20-5
2 Central Michigan 13-6 17-8
3 Ohio 11-6 14-8
4 Buffalo 11–6 15–9
5 Kent State 10-6 11-9
6 Ball State 12-8 15-9
7 Northern Illinois 10–8 12–12
8 Eastern Michigan 7–7 10-10

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday March 11 – Campus sites
Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 11:00 pm No. 8 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 1 Bowling Green 47-63 ESPN+
2 1:45 pm No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 4 Buffalo 66-73
3 4:25 pm No. 7 Northern Illinois vs. No. 2 Central Michigan 69-83
4 6:50 pm No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio 54–72
Semifinals – Friday March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 10:00 am No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 4 Buffalo 80-67 ESPN+
6 12:45 pm No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio 100-92, OT
Championship – Saturday March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 11:00 am No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 2 Central Michigan 72-77 CBSSN
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 Bowling Green 63
8 Eastern Michigan 47
1 Bowling Green 80
4 Buffalo 82
4 Buffalo 73
5 Kent State 66
1 Bowling Green 72
2 Central Michigan 77
2 Central Michigan 83
7 Northern Illinois 69
2 Central Michigan 100
3 Ohio 92
3 Ohio 61
6 Ball State 59

See also

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2021 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2021 MAC Women's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference.
  2. ^ "2021 MAC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Finals Recap: #1 Bowling Green Falcons vs. #2 Central Michigan Chippewas".