2016 MAC women's basketball tournament


The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is a post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015–16 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games will be held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 9–12. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2016 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBuffalo (1st title)
Winning coachFelisha Legette-Jack (1st title)
MVPStephanie Reid (Buffalo)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio)
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2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Akron 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Buffalo 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Miami (OH) 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
Kent State 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
West
Central Michigan 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
Ball State 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Toledo 12 6   .667 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
Western Michigan 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Northern Illinois 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Defending champion Ohio earned the #1 seed. Both of Ohio's conference losses had come against eight-seeded Buffalo. The young Bulls defeated #9 seed Bowling Green and then upset Ohio for a third time that season in the quarter-final.[1][2] Buffalo then defeated fifth-seeded Akron and regular season runner-up Central Michigan to win the tournament championship.[3][4] Stephanie Reid of Buffalo was the MVP.[5] With the automatic bid, Buffalo lost to Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament.

Format

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Unlike with the recent tournaments, where the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament will revert to the original structure. The top four seeds will receive just one bye into the quarterfinals.[6]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference record Division Tiebreaker
1† Ohio 16–2 East
2† Central Michigan 14–4 West
3† Ball State 13–5 West
4† Toledo 12–6 West
5 Akron 11–7 East
6 Eastern Michigan 10–8 West
7 Western Michigan 8–10 West
8 Buffalo 8–10 East
9 Bowling Green 6–12 East
10 Northern Illinois 4–14 West
11 Kent State 3–15 East
12 Miami (OH) 3–15 East
† – Received a Bye to quarterfinals.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup# Television
First round – Monday March 7
1 5:30 PM #9 Bowling Green at #8 Buffalo ESPN3
2 7:00 PM #12 Miami (OH) at #5 Akron
3 7:00 PM #10 Northern Illinois at #7 Western Michigan ESPN3
4 5:00 PM #11 Kent State at #6 Eastern Michigan ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 9
5 Noon #8 Buffalo vs. #1 Ohio ESPN3
6 2:30 PM #5 Akron vs. #4 Toledo
7 5:00 PM #7 Western Michigan vs. #2 Central Michigan
8 7:30 PM #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #3 Ball State
Semifinals – Friday March 11
9 Noon #8 Buffalo vs. #5 Akron TWCSOH/BCSN
10 2:30 PM #2 Central Michigan vs. #6 Eastern Michigan
Championship – Saturday March 12
11 1:00 PM #8 Buffalo vs. #2 Central Michigan TWCSOH/BCSN
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
            
2 Central Michigan 66
7 Western Michigan 62
7 Western Michigan 94
10 Northern Illinois 52
2 Central Michigan 86
6 Eastern Michigan 71
3 Ball State 53
6 Eastern Michigan 67
6 Eastern Michigan 73
11 Kent State 60
8 Buffalo 73OT
2 Central Michigan 71
1 Ohio 60
8 Buffalo 72
8 Buffalo 60
9 Bowling Green 44
8 Buffalo 88
5 Akron 87
4 Toledo 71
5 Akron 73OT
5 Akron 66
12 Miami (OH) 54

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

See also

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2016 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Bowling Green 44, Buffalo 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buffalo 72, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Buffalo 73, Akron 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Buffalo 88, Central Michigan 87". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "2016 MAC women's basketball tournament". mac-sports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 MAC women's basketball tournament". mac-sports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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