Here is a breakdown for the Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament pairings ...
FIRST ROUND
Saturday, March 9
At Campus Sites
Game 1: No. 9 Western Michigan at No. 8 Eastern Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Game 2: No. 10 Northern Illinois at No. 7 Buffalo, 2 p.m.
Game 3: No. 11 Ohio at No. 6 Miami, 2 p.m.
Game 4: No. 12 Kent State at No. 5 Bowling Green, 1 p.m.
SECOND ROUND
Wednesday, March 13
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 5: Winner Game 1 v. Winner Game 4, noon
Game 6: Winner Game 2 v. Winner Game 3, 2:30 p.m.
THIRD ROUND
Thursday, March 14
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 7: Winner Game 6 v. No. 4 Central Michigan, noon
Game 8: Winner Game 5 v. No. 3 Akron, 2:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 15
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 9: Winner Game 7 v. No. 1 Toledo, noon
Game 10: Winner Game 8 v. No. 2 Ball State, 2:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Saturday, March 16th
Game 11: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
Here's how the Mid-American Conference standings looked. ...
1. Toledo (15-1)
2. Ball State (12-4)
3. Akron (12-4)
4. Central Michigan (12-4)
5. Bowling Green (11-5)
6. Miami (10-6)
7. Buffalo (8-8)
8. Eastern Michigan (6-10)
9. Western Michigan (6-10)
10. Northern Illinois (2-14)
11. Ohio (1-15)
12. Kent State (1-15)
Here is how the ties were broken …
- Second through fourth seeds: The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. Akron beat Ball State but lost to Central Michigan (1-1); Ball State swept Central Michigan and lost to Akron (2-1); Central Michigan beat Akron but lost to Ball State twice (1-2). Based on winning percentage, it's Ball State as the second seed (.667), Akron as the third seed (.500) and Central Michigan as the fourth seed (.333).
- Eighth and ninth seeds: Eastern Michigan swept two games against Western Michigan to win the tiebreaker.
- Eleventh and twelveth seeds: This came down to a coin flip because the tie could not be broken, and Ohio won the coin flip to become the 11th seed. Since Kent State lost, it was the 12th seed.
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