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
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	12
Site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Bowling Green
Winning coach	Curt Miller
MVP	Lauren Prochaska (Bowling Green)
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2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bowling Green †	14	–	2		.875			27	–	6		.818
Kent State	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Akron	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Miami (OH)	6	–	10		.375			9	–	22		.290
Ohio	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
Buffalo	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
West
Toledo	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Eastern Michigan	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
Central Michigan	8	–	8		.500			12	–	18		.400
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Northern Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	19		.345
Western Michigan	4	–	12		.250			9	–	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.

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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

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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.^{[dead link‍]}
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.