# 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. They lost to Arizona State in the first round NCAA tournament. Kiyanna Black of Ohio was the MVP.

## 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 | First round Monday, March 9 | First round Monday, March 9 | Second round Wednesday, March 11 | Second round Wednesday, March 11 | Second round Wednesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Championship Saturday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 14 | 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 | | | | | | | 5 | Western Michigan | 60 | | | | |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 42 | 5 | Western Michigan | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Central Michigan | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 44 | 9 | Central Michigan | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 95 | | | | |
| 11 | Kent State | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kent State | 52 | 6 | Eastern Michigan | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Toledo | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Toledo | 62 | 7 | Toledo | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Miami | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
All times listed are Eastern

## All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Kiyanna Black, Ohio
| Player | Team |
| Kristen Sharkey | Buffalo |
| Cha Sweeney | Eastern Michigan |
| Lexie Baldwin | Ohio |
| Kiyanna Black | Ohio |
| Mairah Byard | Ohio |