2010 MAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2010
Conference:MAC
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:12
Arena:Quicken Loans Arena
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Champions:Bowling Green
Coach:Curt Miller
Mvp:Lauren Prochaska
Mvpteam:Bowling Green

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.[1] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the MVP.[2]

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.[3]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConference recordDivision
1† Bowling Green14–2East
2†Toledo12–4West
3†Kent State12–4East
4†Akron11–5East
5Eastern Michigan11–5West
6Central Michigan8–8West
7Ball State7–9West
8Miami6–10East
9Northern Illinois4–12West
10Western Michigan4–12West
11Ohio4–12East
12Buffalo3–13East
† – Received a Bye to quarterfinals.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
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Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green[12]

PlayerTeam
Jamilah HumesKent State
Naama ShafirToledo
Tanika MaysToledo
Tara BreskeBowling Green
Lauren Prochaska Bowling Green

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prochaska's 29 lead Falcons into NCAA tournament . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  2. Web site: Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history . FOX News . June 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: MAC presidents cut MAC basketball tournament in Cleveland back to eight teams . Cleveland . June 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES 2010 MAC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT BRACKET . Mid-American Conference . June 4, 2022.
  5. Web site: MAC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND RESULTS . Mid-American Conference. June 4, 2022.
  6. Web site: Bowling Green 91, Miami 58 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  7. Web site: Akron 72, Eastern Michigan 46 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  8. Web site: Toledo 67, Ball State 56 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  9. Web site: Kent State 68, Central Michigan 55 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: Bowling Green 81, Akron 49 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  11. Web site: Toledo 51, Kent State 49 . ESPN . June 4, 2022.
  12. Web site: MAC Champs! BGSU Downs Toledo, 62-53, for MAC Tournament Title. Bowling Green Athletics. June 5, 2022.