2020 MAC women's basketball tournament

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2020 MAC women's basketball tournament
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
Classification Division I
Season 201920
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals site Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
Television CBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
  2019
2021  
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State 117 .6111911  .633
Ohio 117 .6111911  .633
Buffalo 99 .5001912  .613
Akron 810 .4441515  .500
Miami (OH) 414 .2221120  .355
Bowling Green 315 .1671021  .323
West
Central Michigan 162 .889237  .767
Ball State 135 .7222110  .677
Western Michigan 108 .5561813  .581
Eastern Michigan 99 .5001615  .516
Toledo 711 .3891417  .452
Northern Illinois 711 .3891119  .367
2020 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament's first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9, followed by the quarterfinals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 11. The remaining rounds were to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 13 and 14, and the champion was to receive the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. [1] Just prior to the first scheduled men's quarterfinal game on March 12, the conference announced that the remainder of both the men's and women's tournaments were canceled in response to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. [2] Later that day, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that all winter and spring sports championships were canceled. [3]

Contents

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Monday, March 9
17:00 pmNo. 9 Toledo vs. No. 8 Akron63–59ESPN+
27:00 pmNo. 12 Bowling Green at No. 5 Western Michigan47–84
37:00 pmNo. 10 Northern Illinois vs. No. 7 Eastern Michigan69–76
45:00 pmNo. 11 Miami at No. 6 Buffalo72–87
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
5NoonNo. 9 Toledo vs. No. 1 Central Michigan78–69ESPN+
62:30 pmNo. 5 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Ohio75–84
75:00 pmNo. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 2 Ball State64–63
87:30 pmNo. 3 Kent State vs. No. 6 Buffalo72–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 4 OhioCancelled
10No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 3 Kent StateCancelled
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winnerCancelled
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Source [4]

Bracket

First round
March 9
Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 13
Championship
March 14
            
1 Central Michigan 69
9 Toledo78
8 Akron 59
9 Toledo63
9 Toledo
4 Ohio
4 Ohio84
5 Western Michigan 75
5 Western Michigan84
12 Bowling Green 47
 
 
2 Ball State 63
7 Eastern Michigan64
7 Eastern Michigan76
10 Northern Illinois 69
7 Eastern Michigan
3 Kent State
3 Kent State72
6 Buffalo 66
6 Buffalo87
11 Miami 72

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