# 2012 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. The 2012 tournament was held March 3–10, 2012. Second seeded Eastern Michigan won the championship over fifth seeded Central Michigan. Tavelyn James of Eastern Michigan was the MVP.

## Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 3. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 7–10. The top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Division |
| 1# | Bowling Green | 14–2 | East |
| 2# | Eastern Michigan | 13–3 | West |
| 3† | Toledo | 13–3 | West |
| 4† | Miami | 11–5 | East |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 8–8 | East |
| 6 | Akron | 7–9 | East |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 6–10 | West |
| 8 | Ohio | 6–10 | East |
| 9 | Kent State | 5–11 | West |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 5–11 | West |
| 11 | Buffalo | 4–12 | East |
| 12 | Ball State | 4–12 | West |
| † – Received a Bye to quarterfinals. # - Received a bye to the semifinals Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. ||||

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, March 3 | First round Saturday, March 3 | First round Saturday, March 3 | Second round Wednesday, March 7 | Second round Wednesday, March 7 | Second round Wednesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | | Semifinals Friday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 9 | Championship Saturday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 10 |
| | | | 1 | Bowling Green | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Bowling Green | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bowling Green | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Central Michigan | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Miami | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Miami | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Central Michigan | 78 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 86 | | | | | | | 5 | Central Michigan | 78 | | | | |
| 12 | Ball State | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ball State | 62 | 5 | Central Michigan | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ohio | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio | 58 | 8 | Ohio | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kent State | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kent State | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Central Michigan | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Michigan | 72 |
| | | | 2 | Ball State | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Eastern Michigan | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Eastern Michigan | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Toledo | 57 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Toledo | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Toledo | 72 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Northern Illinois | 62 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Akron | 96 | | | | | | | 6 | Northern Illinois | 62 | | | | |
| 11 | Buffalo | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Buffalo | 82 | 6 | Akron | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northern Illinois | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 68 | 7 | Northern Illinois | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Tavelyn James, Bowling Green
| Player | Team |
| Taylor Johnson | Central Michigan |
| Crystal Bradford | Central Michigan |
| Jas'Mine Bracey | Central Michigan |
| Natachia Watkins | Eastern Michigan |
| Tavelyn James | Eastern Michigan |