2013 MAC women's basketball tournament

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2013 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan
Winning coachSue Guevara
MVPCrystal Bradford (Central Michigan)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
← 2012
2014 →
2012–13 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719
Bowling Green 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Miami (OH) 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Buffalo 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375
Ohio 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207
Kent State 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100
West
Toledo 15 – 1   .938 27 – 3   .900
Central Michigan† 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656
Ball State 12 – 4   .750 15 – 15   .500
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355
Eastern Michigan 6 – 10   .375 8 – 22   .267
Northern Illinois 2 – 14   .125 7 – 23   .233
† 2013 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held March 9–16, 2013. Fourth seeded Central Michigan won the championship over third seeded Akron.[1] Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was the MVP.[2]

Format[edit]

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16.[3] The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds[edit]

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

[4]

Bracket[edit]

First round
Saturday, March 9 		Second round
Wednesday, March 13 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14 		Semifinals
Friday, March 15 		Championship
Saturday, March 16
               
1 Toledo
(bye)
1 Toledo
(bye)
 
 
1 Toledo 61
4 Central Michigan 66
4 Central Michigan
(bye)
4 Central Michigan 81
5 Bowling Green 48
5 Bowling Green 76
12 Kent State 35
5 Bowling Green 55
9 Western Michigan 53
8 Eastern Michigan 72
9 Western Michigan 80
4 Central Michigan 86
3 Akron 68
2 Ball State
(bye)
2 Ball State
(bye)
 
 
2 Ball State 61
3 Akron 70
3 Akron
(bye)
3 Akron 83
7 Buffalo 79
6 Miami 83
11 Ohio 61
6 Miami 70
7 Buffalo 82
7 Buffalo 56
10 Northern Illinois 46

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Tournament MVP – Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan[16][17]

Player Team
Jessica Schroll Central Michigan
Crystal Bradford Central Michigan
Brandie Baker Central Michigan
Hanna Luburgh Akron
Rachel Tecca Akron

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Michigan secures first NCAA berth since 1984". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "FIRSTENERGY MAC MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DELIVERED $14.5 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "MAC Women's Basketball Tournament: Team by team capsule previews". Cleveland. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green 76, Ball State 35". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Western Michigan 80, Eastern Michigan 72". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Miami 83, Ohio 61". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Buffalo 56, Northern Illinois 46". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bowling Green 55, Western Michigan 53". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Buffalo 82, Miami 70". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Central Michigan 81, Bowling Green 48". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Akron 83, Buffalo 79". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Central Michigan 66, Toledo 61". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Akron 70, Ball State 61". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Central Michigan secures first NCAA berth since 1984". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RUN HALTED BY CENTRAL MICHIGAN IN MAC CHAMPIONSHIP". Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "Postgame Notes vs. Akron". CMU Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_MAC_women%27s_basketball_tournament&oldid=1181725620"