2014 MAC women's basketball tournament

2014 MAC women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	12
Site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Akron
Winning coach	Jodi Kest
MVP	Rachel Tecca (Akron)
Television	TWCS/ESPN3
MAC women's basketball tournaments

2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Bowling Green	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Akron†	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Buffalo	10	–	8		.556			17	–	13		.567
Ohio	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Kent State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
West
Central Michigan	16	–	2		.889			20	–	12		.625
Ball State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	17		.514
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Western Michigan	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Northern Illinois	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
† 2014 MAC tournament winner As of March 22, 2014 Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15, 2014.^[3] Third seeded Akron won the championship over fifth seeded Ball State.^[4] Rachel Tecca of Akron was the MVP.^[5]

Format

First round games will be held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds receive 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 10
1	7:00 PM	#12 Kent State at #5 Ball State	MACDN
2	5:00 PM	#9 Northern Illinois at #8 Eastern Michigan	MACDN
3	7:00 PM	#10 Miami at #7 Western Michigan	MACDN
4	7:00 PM	#11 Ohio at #6 Toledo	BCSN
Second Round – Wednesday, March 12
5	12:00 PM	#5 Ball State vs. #9 Northern Illinois	MACDN
6	2:30 PM	#6 Toledo vs. #7 Western Michigan	MACDN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7	12:00 PM	#4 seed vs. Game 5 winner	MACDN
8	2:30 PM	#3 seed vs. Game 6 winner	MACDN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9	12:00 PM	#1 seed vs. Game 7 winner	TWCS
10	2:30 PM	#2 seed vs Game 8 winner	TWCS
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
11	1:00 PM	Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner	TWCS
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Monday, March 10					Second round Wednesday, March 12					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13					Semifinals Friday, March 14					Championship Saturday, March 15
						1	Bowling Green
							(bye)
											1	Bowling Green
												(bye)
																1	Bowling Green	55
																5	Ball State	73
						4	Buffalo
							(bye)
											4	Buffalo	60
											5	Ball State	74
	5	Ball State	73
	12	Kent State	38
						5	Ball State	61
						9	Northern Illinois	47
	8	Eastern Michigan	76
	9	Northern Illinois	81
																					5	Ball State	68
																					3	Akron	79
						2	Central Michigan
							(bye)
											2	Central Michigan
												(bye)
																2	Central Michigan	69
																3	Akron	85
						3	Akron
							(bye)
											3	Akron	83
											6	Toledo	69
	6	Toledo	61
	11	Ohio	44
						6	Toledo	72
						7	Western Michigan	61
	7	Western Michigan	82
	10	Miami	69

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Rachel Tecca, Akron^[6][7]

Player	Team
Brandy Woody	Ball State
Shelbie Justice	Ball State
Kacie Cassell	Akron
Hanna Luburgh	Akron
Rachel Tecca	Akron

References

1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. "2014 MAC Tournament Schedule". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
4. "Akron wins MAC title, 79-68 over Ball State". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
5. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
6. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST MAC TITLE WITH 79-68 VICTORY OVER BALL STATE". Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
7. "WBB?s Late Rally Falls Short In MAC Title Game". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.