| Year: | 2013 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions: | Central Michigan |
| Coach: | Sue Guevara |
| Mvp: | Crystal Bradford |
| Mvpteam: | Central Michigan |
The 2013 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held March 9–16, 2013. Fourth seeded Central Michigan won the championship over third seeded Akron.[1] Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was the MVP.[2]
First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16.[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# | Toledo | 15–1 | West | ||
| 2# | Ball State | 12–4 | West | ||
| 3† | Akron | 12–4 | East | ||
| 4† | Central Michigan | 12–4 | West | ||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 11–5 | East | ||
| 6 | Miami | 10–6 | East | ||
| 7 | Buffalo | 8–8 | East | ||
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 6–10 | West | ||
| 9 | Western Michigan | 6–10 | West | ||
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 2–14 | West | ||
| 11 | Ohio | 1–15 | East | ||
| 12 | Kent State | 1–15 | East | ||
| † – 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 – Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan[16] [17]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Schroll | Central Michigan | |
| Crystal Bradford | Central Michigan | |
| Brandie Baker | Central Michigan | |
| Hanna Luburgh | Akron | |
| Rachel Tecca | Akron |