# 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament

The 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2022–23 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8 and 11. Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament. Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.

## Format

As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

## Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA, has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.

## Seeds

Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Toledo | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 14–4 | 1–1 vs. Toledo |
| 3 | Ball State | 14–4 | 0–2 vs. Toledo |
| 4 | Kent State | 12–6 | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. Akron |
| 6 | Akron | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Northern Illinois |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 7–11 | 4–1 vs. 7–11 teams |
| 8 | Buffalo | 7–11 | 3–3 vs. 7–11 teams; 1–2 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green |
| DNQ | Miami | 7–11 | 2–2 vs. 7–11 teams; 0–3 vs. Ball State/Bowling Green |
| DNQ | Western Michigan | 7–11 | 1–4 vs. 7–11 teams |
| DNQ | Ohio | 4–14 | 1–2 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois |
| DNQ | Central Michigan | 4–14 | 1–3 vs. Akron/Northern Illinois |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Buffalo | 75–74$^{OT}$ | | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 Kent State vs No. 5 Northern Illinois | 75–68 | | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Bowling Green vs No. 7 Eastern Michigan | 70–36 | | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ball State vs No. 6 Akron | 92–68 | | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 4 Kent State | 68–58 | | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 6 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Ball State | 70–61 | | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH |||||||
| 3 | 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Bowling Green | 73-58 | 2,810 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET.-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||||
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## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Semifinals Friday, March 10, 2023 | Semifinals Friday, March 10, 2023 | Semifinals Friday, March 10, 2023 | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 | Championship Saturday, March 11, 2023 |
| 1 | Toledo | 75* | | | | | | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Buffalo | 74 | 1 | Toledo | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kent State | 58 | | | |
| 4 | Kent State | 75 | 4 | Kent State | 58 | | | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 68 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 68 | | | | 1 | Toledo | 73 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bowling Green | 58 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 70 | | | | | | | 2 | Bowling Green | 58 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 36 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 36 | 2 | Bowling Green | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Ball State | 61 | | | |
| 3 | Ball State | 92 | 3 | Ball State | 61 | | | |
| 6 | Akron | 68 | | | | | | |
* - indicates overtime

## All-Tournament team

Tournament MVP – Quinesha Lockett
| Player | Team |
| Quinesha Lockett | Toledo |
| Sammi Mikonowicz | Toledo |
| Jessica Cook | Toledo |
| Elissa Brett | Bowling Green |
| Katie Shumate | Kent State |
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