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
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	12
Site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Ohio
Winning coach	Bob Boldon (1st title)
MVP	Kiyanna Black (Ohio)
Television	TWCS/ESPN3
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2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ohio†	16	–	2		.889			27	–	5		.844
Akron	12	–	6		.667			22	–	8		.733
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Kent State	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Bowling Green	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
West
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			17	–	13		.567
Eastern Michigan	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Toledo	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Central Michigan	7	–	11		.389			13	–	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.