| Year: | 2012 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions: | Eastern Michigan |
| Coach: | AnnMarie Gilbert |
| Mvp: | Tavelyn James |
| Mvpteam: | Eastern Michigan |
The 2012 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. The 2012 tournament was held March 3–10, 2012. Second seeded Eastern Michigan won the championship over fifth seeded Central Michigan.[1] Tavelyn James of Eastern Michigan was the MVP.[2]
First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 3. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 7–10.[3] The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1# | Bowling Green | 14–2 | East | ||
| 2# | Eastern Michigan | 13–3 | West | ||
| 3† | Toledo | 13–3 | West | ||
| 4† | Miami | 11–5 | East | ||
| 5 | Central Michigan | 8–8 | East | ||
| 6 | Akron | 7–9 | East | ||
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 6–10 | West | ||
| 8 | Ohio | 6–10 | East | ||
| 9 | Kent State | 5–11 | West | ||
| 10 | Western Michigan | 5–11 | West | ||
| 11 | Buffalo | 4–12 | East | ||
| 12 | Ball State | 4–12 | West | ||
| † – Received a Bye to quarterfinals. # - Received a bye to the semifinals Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | |||||
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Tournament MVP – Tavelyn James, Bowling Green[11]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Johnson | Central Michigan | |
| Crystal Bradford | Central Michigan | |
| Jas'Mine Bracey | Central Michigan | |
| Natachia Watkins | Eastern Michigan | |
| Tavelyn James | Eastern Michigan |