# 2013 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2013 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held March 9–16, 2013. Fourth seeded Central Michigan won the championship over third seeded Akron. Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was the MVP.

## Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. 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# | Toledo | 15–1 | West |
| 2# | Ball State | 12–4 | West |
| 3† | Akron | 12–4 | East |
| 4† | Central Michigan | 12–4 | West |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 11–5 | East |
| 6 | Miami | 10–6 | East |
| 7 | Buffalo | 8–8 | East |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 6–10 | West |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 6–10 | West |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 2–14 | West |
| 11 | Ohio | 1–15 | East |
| 12 | Kent State | 1–15 | East |
| † – 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 9 | First round Saturday, March 9 | First round Saturday, March 9 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Second round Wednesday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 |
| | | | 1 | Toledo | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Toledo | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Toledo | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Central Michigan | 66 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Central Michigan | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Central Michigan | 81 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Bowling Green | 48 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 76 | | | | | | | 5 | Bowling Green | 48 | | | | |
| 12 | Kent State | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kent State | 35 | 5 | Bowling Green | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Western Michigan | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 72 | 9 | Western Michigan | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Central Michigan | 86 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Akron | 68 |
| | | | 2 | Ball State | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ball State | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ball State | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Akron | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Akron | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (bye) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Akron | 83 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Buffalo | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Miami | 83 | | | | | | | 7 | Buffalo | 79 | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio | 61 | 6 | Miami | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Buffalo | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Buffalo | 56 | 7 | Buffalo | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan
| Player | Team |
| Jessica Schroll | Central Michigan |
| Crystal Bradford | Central Michigan |
| Brandie Baker | Central Michigan |
| Hanna Luburgh | Akron |
| Rachel Tecca | Akron |