Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Mid-American Conference
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Historic Crew Stadium
Current location Columbus, Ohio
Played1997–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Western Michigan (4)
Most championships Bowling Green (6)
TV partner ESPN+
Official website getsomemaction.com/wsoc

The Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's soccer for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament has been held every year in November since 1997. It is a single-elimination tournament that features the conference's top six teams, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship. Through the 2024 season, the Bowling Green Falcons have won the most championships with six, followed by the Toledo Rockets with five titles.

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Format

The tournament begins in late October or early November. The top six teams from the regular season qualify for the tournament and are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference play. Qualifying teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top seed playing the lowest seed, until meeting in a final championship game. Through the 2024 tournament, the opening rounds were played at campus sites and with the semifinals and final played at the highest remaining seed's home field. Beginning in 2025 and at least through 2026, the entire tournament will be played at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. [1]

Prior to 2020 the tournament consisted of eight teams, and for the 2020 season was the top team of the East Division versus the top team in the West Division.

Champions

Key

(2)Title number
*Match went to extra time
†Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season

By year

Source: [2]

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteReference
1997 Northern Illinois (1)3–2*(OT) Eastern Michigan NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex • DeKalb, Illinois
1998Northern Illinois (2)2–1*(2OT) Ohio Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
1999 Eastern Michigan (1)0–0†
(5–3 pen.)		 Miami (OH) Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2000Miami (OH) (1)1–0*(OT) Bowling Green UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2001Miami (OH) (2)3–1 Central Michigan Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2002Miami (OH)(3)5–3OhioBobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2003 Western Michigan (1)4–1Bowling Green WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2004 Bowling Green (1)2–0Central MichiganChessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2005Bowling Green(2)0–0†
(3–2 pen.)		 Kent State Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
2006 Toledo (1)2–1Northern IllinoisPaul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2007Toledo (2)2–2†
(3–2 pen.)		Bowling GreenBriner Sports Complex • Muncie, Indiana
2008Toledo(3)1–0Eastern MichiganPaul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2009Central Michigan(1)1–0Miami (OH)CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex • Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2010Central Michigan(2)3–1Western MichiganPaul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2011Toledo(4)1–0Western Michigan
2012Miami (OH)(4)2–1Central MichiganBobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2013Western Michigan (2)1–0 Ball State Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2014Buffalo(1)1–0Western MichiganUB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2015Western Michigan (3)2–0Miami (OH)WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2016 Kent State (1)1–0Northern Illinois Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio [3]
2017 Toledo (5)2–1*(OT)Bowling Green [4]
2018 Bowling Green(3)1–1†
(5–4 pen.)		Ball StateMickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio [5]
2019 Bowling Green(4)0–0†
(3–1 pen.)		Eastern Michigan [6]
2020Bowling Green (5)2–0Ball State [7]
2021 Bowling Green(6)3–0Kent State [8]
2022 Buffalo(2)2–0Ball StateUB Stadium • Buffalo, New York [9]
2023 Ohio (1)2–1Kent StateWMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan [10] [11]
2024 Western Michigan(4)5–0Buffalo [12] [13]
2025 Historic Crew Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

By school

Source: [2]

As of 2024 tournament
SchoolAppearancesWLTPct.FinalsChampionshipsYears won
Akron 6061.07100—
Ball State 187129.41140—
Bowling Green 172299.6631062004, 2005, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021
Buffalo 1712141.463322014, 2022
Central Michigan 2017152.529522009, 2010
Eastern Michigan 199155.385411999
Kent State 2013174.441412016
Marshall 1010.00000—
Miami (OH) 1922133.618742000, 2001,
2002, 2012
Northern Illinois 139112.455421997, 1998
Ohio 2214211.403312023
Toledo 141575.648552006, 2007, 2008,
2011, 2017
Western Michigan 2418203.476742003, 2013,
2015, 2024

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the MAC.

References

  1. ↑ "2025, 2026 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship to be Hosted at Historic Crew Stadium". Mid-American Conference. August 4, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2023 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ↑ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ↑ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. ↑ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. ↑ Loe, Brandom (April 18, 2021). "BGSU women's soccer wins third straight MAC Championship". bgfalconmedia.com. BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history". The Athens Messenger . November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ledyard, Adam (November 14, 2024). "WMU Wins MAC Women's Soccer Tournament". michigannewsscource.com. Michigan News Source. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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