| 2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
| Color: |
|
| Color Text: |
|
| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Central Michigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Buffalo |
| Mvp: | Tinara Moore |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2018 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Central Michigan |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Buffalo |
| Finals Mvp: | Reyna Frost |
| 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: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded in March 2018. Central Michigan won its second straight regular season title with a record of 17–1 by one game over Buffalo. Tinara Moore of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.[1]
Top-seeded Central Michigan won the MAC tournament by beating Buffalo 96–91 in the final.[2] Buffalo was given an at large bid as the 11th seed in the Albany Region of the NCAA tournament where they scored wins over #19 South Florida 101–79 and #11 Florida State 86–65 before losing to second seeded #7 South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.[3] [4] [5] Central Michigan also reached the Sweet Sixteen in the Spokane Region after defeating #24 LSU 78–69 and #10 Ohio State 95–78.[6] [7] They were knocked out by #6 Oregon.[8] Ball State, Miami, and Toledo all qualified for the WNIT.[9]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 25, 2017.[10]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)
Central Michigan (9), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Western Michigan (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason All-MAC East | Carly Santoro, Bowling Green, Junior, Guard |
| Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, Senior, Guard | |
| Jordan Korinek, Kent State, Senior, Forward | |
| Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Sophomore, Guard | |
| Taylor Agler, Ohio, R-Senior, Guard | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Moriah Monaco, Ball State, Senior, Forward |
| Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Junior, Guard | |
| Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, Senior, Forward | |
| Mikaela Boyd, Toledo, Junior, Guard | |
| Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, Junior, Forward | |
See main article: 2018 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Presley Hudson, Central Michigan |
| Tinara Moore, Central Michigan | |
| Jordan Korinek, Kent State | |
| Lauren Dickerson, Miami | |
| Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Moriah Monaco, Ball State |
| Cierra Dillard, Buffalo | |
| Cassie Oursler, Buffalo | |
| Stephanie Reid, Buffalo | |
| Reyna Frost, Central Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Carmen Grande, Ball State |
| Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo | |
| Mikaela Boyd, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Courtnie Lewis, Eastern Michigan |
| Kendall McCoy, Miami | |
| Kelly Smith, Northern Illinois | |
| Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo | |
| Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Carmen Grande, Ball State |
| Stephanie Reid, Buffalo | |
| Tinara Moore, Central Michigan | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Mikaela Boyd, Toledo | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Courtnie Lewis, Eastern Michigan | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Gabby Burris, Ohio | |