2010 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2010 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2009–10 college basketball season. The 2010 tournament was held March 6–13, 2010. Top seeded Bowling Green won the championship over second seeded Toledo.[1] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the MVP.[2]

2010 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green
Winning coachCurt Miller
MVPLauren Prochaska (Bowling Green)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green †14–2 .87527–6  .818
Kent State12–4 .75020–10  .667
Akron11–5 .68818–13  .581
Miami (OH)6–10 .3759–22  .290
Ohio4–12 .2508–22  .267
Buffalo3–13 .1887–23  .233
West
Toledo12–4 .75024–8  .750
Eastern Michigan11–5 .68822–8  .733
Central Michigan8–8 .50012–18  .400
Ball State7–9 .43814–17  .452
Northern Illinois4–12 .25010–19  .345
Western Michigan4–12 .2509–21  .300
† 2010 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.[3]

Seeds
Seed School Conference record Division
1† Bowling Green 14–2 East
2† Toledo 12–4 West
3† Kent State 12–4 East
4† Akron 11–5 East
5 Eastern Michigan 11–5 West
6 Central Michigan 8–8 West
7 Ball State 7–9 West
8 Miami 6–10 East
9 Northern Illinois 4–12 West
10 Western Michigan 4–12 West
11 Ohio 4–12 East
12 Buffalo 3–13 East
† – Received a Bye to quarterfinals.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

[4]

Bracket
First round
Campus sites
March 5 		Quarterfinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 9 		Semifinals
Quicken Loans Arena
March 11 		Championship game
Quicken Loans Arena
March 12
            
1 Bowling Green 91
8 Miami 58
8 Miami 67
9 Northern Illinois 66
1 Bowling Green 81
4 Akron 49
4 Akron 72
5 Eastern Michigan 46
5 Eastern Michigan 66
12 Buffalo 56
1 Bowling Green 62
2 Toledo 53
2 Toledo 67
7 Ball State 56
7 Ball State 67
10 Western Michigan 43
2 Toledo 51
3 Kent State 49
3 Kent State 68
6 Central Michigan 55
6 Central Michigan 69
11 Ohio 66

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [1]

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green[12]

Player Team
Jamilah Humes Kent State
Naama Shafir Toledo
Tanika Mays Toledo
Tara Breske Bowling Green
Lauren Prochaska Bowling Green

References
  1. "Prochaska's 29 lead Falcons into NCAA tournament". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. "MAC presidents cut MAC basketball tournament in Cleveland back to eight teams". Cleveland. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2010 MAC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT BRACKET". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. "MAC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND RESULTS". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. "Bowling Green 91, Miami 58". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. "Akron 72, Eastern Michigan 46". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. "Toledo 67, Ball State 56". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  9. "Kent State 68, Central Michigan 55". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  10. "Bowling Green 81, Akron 49". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. "Toledo 51, Kent State 49". ESPN. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. "MAC Champs! BGSU Downs Toledo, 62-53, for MAC Tournament Title". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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