| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions: | Toledo |
| Titlecount: | 9th |
| Coach: | Tricia Cullop |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Quinesha Lockett |
| Mvpteam: | Toledo |
| Television: | CBSSN, ESPN+ |
The 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2022–23 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8 and 11. Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1] Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.[2]
As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[3]
The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA,[4] has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.[5]
Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 16–2 | ||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 14–4 | 1–1 vs. Toledo | |
| 3 | Ball State | 14–4 | 0–2 vs. Toledo | |
| 4 | Kent State | 12–6 | ||
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. Akron | |
| 6 | Akron | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Northern Illinois | |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 7–11 | 4–1 vs. 7–11 teams | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 7–11 | 3–3 vs. 7–11 teams; 1–2 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green | |
| DNQ | Miami | 7–11 | 2–2 vs. 7–11 teams; 0–3 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green | |
| DNQ | Western Michigan | 7–11 | 1–4 vs. 7–11 teams | |
| DNQ | Ohio | 4–14 | 1–2 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois | |
| DNQ | Central Michigan | 4–14 | 1–3 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Buffalo | 75–74OT[7] | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 Kent State vs No. 5 Northern Illinois | 75–68[8] | ||||
| 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Bowling Green vs No. 7 Eastern Michigan | 70–36[9] | ||||
| 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ball State vs No. 6 Akron | 92–68[10] | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 4 Kent State | 68–58[11] | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State | 70–61[12] | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 3 | 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Bowling Green | 73-58[13] | 2,810 | CBSSN | |
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Tournament MVP – Quinesha Lockett
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Quinesha Lockett | Toledo | |
| Sammi Mikonowicz | Toledo | |
| Jessica Cook | Toledo | |
| Elissa Brett | Bowling Green | |
| Katie Shumate | Kent State |
2023 MAC men's basketball tournament