2015 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2014–15 college basketball season. The 2015 tournament was held March 9–14, 2015. Top seed Ohio won the tournament by beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the final.[1] They lost to Arizona State in the first round NCAA tournament.[2] Kiyanna Black of Ohio was the MVP.[3]

2015 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio
Winning coachBob Boldon (1st title)
MVPKiyanna Black (Ohio)
TelevisionTWCS/ESPN3
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio†16–2 .88927–5  .844
Akron12–6 .66722–8  .733
Buffalo11–7 .61119–12  .613
Miami (OH)4–14 .2227–23  .233
Kent State3–15 .1675–25  .167
Bowling Green2–16 .1119–21  .300
West
Ball State13–5 .72217–13  .567
Eastern Michigan11–7 .61122–13  .629
Western Michigan11–7 .61120–12  .625
Toledo10–8 .55618–13  .581
Northern Illinois8–10 .44412–17  .414
Central Michigan7–11 .38913–18  .419
† 2015 MAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 11–14. As with the previous tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Schedule
Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Monday, March 9
1 5:30 PM #12 Bowling Green at #5 Western Michigan MACDN
2 6:30 PM #9 Central Michigan at #8 Northern Illinois ESPN3
3 7:00 PM #11 Kent State at #6 Eastern Michigan MACDN
4 7:00 PM #10 Miami at #5 Toledo BCSN
Second Round – Wednesday, March 11
5 12:00 PM #5 Western Michigan vs. #9 Central Michigan MACDN
6 2:30 PM #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Toledo MACDN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
7 12:00 PM #4 Buffalo vs. #5 Western Michigan MACDN
8 2:30 PM #3 Akron vs. #6 Eastern Michigan MACDN
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9 12:00 PM #1 Ohio vs. #4 Buffalo TWCS/ESPN3
10 2:30 PM #2 Ball State vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCS/ESPN3
Championship Game – Saturday, March 14
11 1:00 PM #1 Ohio vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCS/ESPN3
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket
First round
Monday, March 9 		Second round
Wednesday, March 11 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
               
1 Ohio
(bye)
1 Ohio
(bye)
 
 
1 Ohio 63
4 Buffalo 55
4 Buffalo
(bye)
4 Buffalo 63
5 Western Michigan 60
5 Western Michigan 65
12 Bowling Green 42
5 Western Michigan 81
9 Central Michigan 68
8 Northern Illinois 44
9 Central Michigan 49
1 Ohio 60
6 Eastern Michigan 44
2 Ball State
(bye)
2 Ball State
(bye)
 
 
2 Ball State 65
6 Eastern Michigan 75
3 Akron
(bye)
3 Akron 66
6 Eastern Michigan 95
6 Eastern Michigan 70
11 Kent State 52
6 Eastern Michigan 74
7 Toledo 57
7 Toledo 62
10 Miami 47

All times listed are Eastern

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Kiyanna Black, Ohio[4]

Player Team
Kristen Sharkey Buffalo
Cha Sweeney Eastern Michigan
Lexie Baldwin Ohio
Kiyanna Black Ohio
Mairah Byard Ohio

References
  1. "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. "OHIO WINS MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TITLE!". Mid-American Conference Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.


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