2022 MAC women's basketball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament

| Year = 2022

| Conference = MAC

| Division = I

| Gender = Women's

| Image = Mid-American Conference logo.svg

| ImageSize = 200

| Caption =

| Teams = 8

| Arena = Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

| City = Cleveland, Ohio

| Champions = Buffalo

| TitleCount = 3rd

| Coach = Felisha Legette-Jack

| CoachCount = 3rd

| MVP = Dyaisha Fair

| MVPTeam = Buffalo

| Attendance =

| OneTopScorer =

| TopScorer =

| TopScorerTeam =

| Points =

| Television = CBSSN, ESPN+

}}

The 2022 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ends the 2021–22 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. The entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 9 and 12. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA tournament.{{cite web|title=2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship|url=https://getsomemaction.com/tournaments/?id=163|accessdate=January 11, 2022|publisher=Mid-American Conference}} Second seeded Buffalo won the tournament with a 79–75 win over {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Ball State Cardinals|title=Ball State}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401409264|title=Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75|accessdate=March 12, 2022|publisher=ESPN}} Dyaisha Fair was named the tournament MVP.{{cite web|title=Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/3/12/bull-ieve-it-buffalo-wins-mac-womens-basketball-championship.aspx|accessdate=March 12, 2022|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

Format

As with the 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament only the top 8 finishing teams qualify and all games were played on a neutral court.

Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 22nd consecutive season. The venue is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA,{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/about|accessdate=January 11, 2022|publisher=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse}} has a capacity for basketball of 19,432, and is located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court.{{cite web|title=A-Z Guide|url=https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/guest-experience/a-z-guide|accessdate=January 11, 2022|publisher=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse}}

Seeds

8 out of the 12 MAC teams will qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/sports/2015/3/4/MBB_0304150307.aspx|accessdate=February 1, 2022|title=Tie-Breaker Procedures|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

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! Seed

! School

! Conference
record

! Tiebreaker

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}}

| 19–1

| Buffalo

| 16–4

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}

| 13–7

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}}

| 11–9

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Ball State Cardinals|title=Ball State}}

| 11–8

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}}

| 10–10

| {{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}}

| 10–10

| Ohio

| 9–10

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|DNQ

|{{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}

| 10–10

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|DNQ

|{{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}}

| 4–16

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|DNQ

|{{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Miami RedHawks|title=Miami}}

| 4–16

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|DNQ

|{{cbb link|year=2021|sex=women|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}}

| 2–18

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Schedule

{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/3/5/mac-womens-basketball-tournament-pairings-announced.aspx|accessdate=March 5, 2022|title=MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center" ! Game ! Time ! Matchup ! Score ! Television
colspan=5 \| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 \| 11:00 am \| No. 8 Ohio vs. No. 1 Toledo \| 67–80 \| rowspan=4 \| ESPN+
2 \| 1:30 pm \| No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois \| 60–54
3 \| 4:00 pm \| No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 2 Buffalo \| 49–63
4 \| 6:30 pm \| No. 6 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Akron \| 67–81
colspan=5 \| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 \| 10:00 am \| No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 1 Toledo \|71-66 \| rowspan="2" \| ESPN+/ESPN3
6 \| Approx. 12:30 pm \| No. 3 Akron vs. No. 2 Buffalo \|43-82
colspan=5 \| Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 \| 11:00 am \|No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 2 Buffalo \| 75-79 \| CBSSN
colspan=5 align=left\| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

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! Game

! Time

! Matchup

! Score

! Television

colspan=5 | Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

| 11:00 am

| No. 8 Ohio vs. No. 1 Toledo

| 67–80

| rowspan=4 | ESPN+

| 1:30 pm

| No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois

| 60–54

| 4:00 pm

| No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 2 Buffalo

| 49–63

| 6:30 pm

| No. 6 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Akron

| 67–81

colspan=5 | Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

| 10:00 am

| No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 1 Toledo

|71-66

| rowspan="2" | ESPN+/ESPN3

| Approx. 12:30 pm

| No. 3 Akron vs. No. 2 Buffalo

|43-82

colspan=5 | Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

| 11:00 am

|No. 5 Ball State vs. No. 2 Buffalo

| 75-79

| CBSSN

colspan=5 align=left| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

* denotes overtime period

Bracket

{{cite web|url= https://getsomemaction.com/news/2021/8/27/mac-reveals-2021-22-womens-basketball-conference-schedule.aspx|accessdate=February 1, 2022|title=MAC Reveals 2021-22 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}{{cite web|url= https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2022/2/4//WBBBracket22_3.pdf|accessdate=March 5, 2022|title=2022 MAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Bracket|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
ESPN+

| RD2=Semifinals
Friday, March 11, 2022
ESPN+

| RD3=Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2022
CBSSN

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Toledo

| RD1-score1=80

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2= Ohio

| RD1-score2=67

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3= Northern Illinois

| RD1-score3=54

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4= Ball State

| RD1-score4=60

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Buffalo

| RD1-score5=63

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Western Michigan

| RD1-score6=49

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Akron

| RD1-score7=81

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Bowling Green

| RD1-score8=67

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Toledo

| RD2-score1=66

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=Ball State

| RD2-score2=71

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Buffalo

| RD2-score3=82

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Akron

| RD2-score4=43

| RD3-seed1=5

| RD3-team1=Ball State

| RD3-score1=75

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Buffalo

| RD3-score2=79

}}

All-Tournament team

Tournament MVP – Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo{{cite web |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/3/12/bull-ieve-it-buffalo-wins-mac-womens-basketball-championship.aspx|title=Bull-ieve It: Buffalo Wins 2022 MAC Women's Basketball Championship|publisher=Mid-American Conference Conference|access-date=June 5, 2022}}

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! Player

! Team

Sophia Wiard

|Toledo

Jordyn Dawson

|Akron

Ally Becki

|Ball State

Dyaisha Fair

|Buffalo

Georgia Woolley