| 2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Bowling Green |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Eastern Michigan |
| Mvp: | Lindsay Shearer |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2006 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Bowling Green |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kent State |
| Finals Mvp: | Ali Mann |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2004–05 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2006–07 |
The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2006 and concluded in March 2006. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–0 by one game over West Division champion Eastern Michigan. Lindsay Shearer of Kent State shared MAC player of the year.[1]
Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Kent State.[2] Ali Mann of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to UCLA in the first of the NCAA tournament.[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.[6]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Bowling Green (15), Kent State (5), Eastern Michigan (4), Western Michigan (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Liz Honegger, Bowling Green |
| Ali Mann, Bowling Green | |
| Lindsay Shearer, Kent State | |
| Malika Willoughby, Kent State | |
| Cindi Merrill, Miami | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan |
| Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan | |
| Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois | |
| Danielle Bishop, Toledo | |
| Carrie Moore, Western Michigan | |
See main article: 2006 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Lindsay Shearer, Kent State |
| Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan | |
| Carrie Moore, Western Michigan | |
| Casey Rost, Western Michigan | |
| Ali Mann, Bowling Green | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Liz Honegger, Bowling Green |
| Kate Achter, Bowling Green | |
| Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan | |
| Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan | |
| Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Jessie Crooks, Akron |
| Julie DeMuth, Ball State | |
| Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan | |
| Carin Horne, Bowling Green | |
| Heather Turner, Buffalo | |
| Cindi Merrill, Miami | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Ann Skufca, Central Michigan |
| Malika Willoughby, Kent State | |
| Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois | |
| Rachel Frederick, Ohio | |
| Simone Redd, Ohio | |
| Danielle Bishop, Toledo | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Niki McCoy, Akron |
| Jamie Schiebner, Buffalo | |
| Jenna Schone, Miami | |
| Rachel Frederick, Ohio | |
| Diana Reindl, Toledo | |
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season