2020 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament's first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9, followed by the quarterfinals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 11. The remaining rounds were to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 13 and 14, and the champion was to receive the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[1] Just prior to the first scheduled men's quarterfinal game on March 12, the conference announced that the remainder of both the men's and women's tournaments were canceled in response to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.^[2] Later that day, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that all winter and spring sports championships were canceled.^[3]

2020 MAC women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	12
First round site	Campus sites
Quarterfinals site	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals site	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio
Finals site	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio
Television	CBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments ← 2019 2021 →

2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Buffalo	9	–	9		.500			19	–	12		.613
Akron	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Bowling Green	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
West
Central Michigan	16	–	2		.889			23	–	7		.767
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Toledo	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
† 2020 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Monday, March 9
1	7:00 pm	No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 8 Akron	63–59	ESPN+
2	7:00 pm	No. 12 Bowling Green at No. 5 Western Michigan	47–84
3	7:00 pm	No. 10 Northern Illinois vs. No. 7 Eastern Michigan	69–76
4	5:00 pm	No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Buffalo	72–87
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
5	Noon	No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 1 Central Michigan	78–69	ESPN+
6	2:30 pm	No. 5 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Ohio	75–84
7	5:00 pm	No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 2 Ball State	64–63
8	7:30 pm	No. 3 Kent State vs. No. 6 Buffalo	72–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9		No. 9 Toledo vs. No. 4 Ohio	Cancelled
10		No. 7 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 3 Kent State	Cancelled
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11		Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner	Cancelled
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Source ^[4]

Bracket

	First round March 9					Quarterfinals March 11					Semifinals March 13					Championship March 14
						1	Central Michigan	69
						9	Toledo	78
	8	Akron	59
	9	Toledo	63
											9	Toledo
											4	Ohio
						4	Ohio	84
						5	Western Michigan	75
	5	Western Michigan	84
	12	Bowling Green	47
						2	Ball State	63
						7	Eastern Michigan	64
	7	Eastern Michigan	76
	10	Northern Illinois	69
											7	Eastern Michigan
											3	Kent State
						3	Kent State	72
						6	Buffalo	66
	6	Buffalo	87
	11	Miami	72

See also

• 2020 MAC men's basketball tournament

References

1. "2020 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
2. Wright, Branson (March 12, 2020). "Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
4. "2020 MAC Women's Basketball Championship" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-2-4.