Women's Basketball

MAC Announces 2025 Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference has announced official pairings for the 2025 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament at Rocket Arena. Tournament MACtion gets underway on Wednesday, March 12th with game one set to tip-off at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN+.

The regular season champion Ball State Cardinals hold the No. 1 seed and will battle Western Michigan to begin this year’s tournament. Game two will feature the No. 4 Kent State and No. 5 Miami. In the day's third contest, the No. 2 Toledo Rockets will square off against the No. 7 Central Michigan Chippewas. The opening day will then close with the No. 3 Buffalo Bulls take on the No. 6 Bowling Green. 

The full tournament schedule can be found below:

2025 Mid-American Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament
March 12, 14-15 | Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena


Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
Quarterfinals

Game 1:  No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 8 Western Michigan, 11 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Kent State vs. No. 5 Miami, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Toledo vs. No. 7 Central Michigan, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Buffalo vs. No. 6 Bowling Green, Time TBA* (ESPN+)

Friday, March 14th, 2025
Semifinals

Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, Time TBA* (ESPN+)

Saturday, March 15th, 2025
MAC Championship

Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 11 AM ET (CBS Sports Network)

*30 minutes following the completion of the first game of the session.