| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Quarterarena: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Quartercity: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Semiarena: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Semicity: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Finalarena: | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Finalcity: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions: | Central Michigan |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Heather Oesterle |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Micaela Kelly |
| Mvpteam: | Central Michigan |
| Television: | CBSSN, ESPN+ |
The 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ended the 2020–21 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 10 and 13. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1] Central Michigan won the conference tournament championship game 77–72 over Bowling Green. Micaela Kelly was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]
Unlike the 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament only the top 8 finishing teams qualified and all games were played on a neutral court.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Division | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 14-4 | 20-5 | |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 13-6 | 17-8 | |
| 3 | Ohio | 11-6 | 14-8 | |
| 4 | Buffalo | 11–6 | 15–9 | |
| 5 | Kent State | 10-6 | 11-9 | |
| 6 | Ball State | 12-8 | 15-9 | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 10–8 | 12–12 | |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 7–7 | 10-10 | |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday March 11 – Campus sites | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 1 | 11:00 pm | No. 8 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 1 Bowling Green | 47-63 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 1:45 pm | No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 4 Buffalo | 66-73 | |
| 3 | 4:25 pm | No. 7 Northern Illinois vs. No. 2 Central Michigan | 69-83 | |
| 4 | 6:50 pm | No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio | 54–72 | |
| Semifinals – Friday March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 5 | 10:00 am | No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 4 Buffalo | 80-67 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 12:45 pm | No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio | 100-92, OT | |
| Championship – Saturday March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 2 Central Michigan | 72-77 | CBSSN |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
2021 MAC men's basketball tournament