2010 MAC women's basketball tournament

2010 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green
Winning coachCurt Miller
MVPLauren Prochaska (Bowling Green)
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2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818
Kent State 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667
Akron 11 – 5   .688 18 – 13   .581
Miami (OH) 6 – 10   .375 9 – 22   .290
Ohio 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267
Buffalo 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
West
Toledo 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
Eastern Michigan 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
Central Michigan 8 – 8   .500 12 – 18   .400
Ball State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452
Northern Illinois 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345
Western Michigan 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300
† 2010 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2010 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2009–10 college basketball season. The 2010 tournament was held March 6–13, 2010. Top seeded Bowling Green won the championship over second seeded Toledo. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the MVP.

Format

The top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.

Seeds

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

Bracket

First round
Campus sites
March 5 		Quarterfinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 9 		Semifinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 11 		Championship game
Quicken Loans Arena
March 12
            
1 Bowling Green 91
8 Miami 58
8 Miami 67
9 Northern Illinois 66
1 Bowling Green 81
4 Akron 49
4 Akron 72
5 Eastern Michigan 46
5 Eastern Michigan 66
12 Buffalo 56
1 Bowling Green 62
2 Toledo 53
2 Toledo 67
7 Ball State 56
7 Ball State 67
10 Western Michigan 43
2 Toledo 51
3 Kent State 49
3 Kent State 68
6 Central Michigan 55
6 Central Michigan 69
11 Ohio 66

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green

Player Team
Jamilah Humes Kent State
Naama Shafir Toledo
Tanika Mays Toledo
Tara Breske Bowling Green
Lauren Prochaska Bowling Green

References

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