CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference has announced official pairings for the 2026 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament at Rocket Arena. Tournament MACtion gets underway on Wednesday, March 11th with game one set to tip-off at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN+.

The regular season champion Miami RedHawks hold the No. 1 seed and will battle No. 8 Kent State to begin this year’s tournament. Game two will feature the No. 4 Central Michigan Chippewas and No. 5 Ohio Bobcats. In the day's third contest, the No. 2 Ball State Cardinals will square off against the No. 7 Bowling Green Falcons. The opening day of the tournament will then conclude with the No. 3 UMass Minutewomen taking on the No. 6 Toledo Rockets. 

The full tournament schedule can be found below:

2026 Mid-American Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament
March 11, 13-14 | Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena

Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
Quarterfinals
Game 1:  No. 1 Miami vs. No. 8 Kent State, 11 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Ohio, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3:  No. 2 Ball State vs. No. 7 Bowling Green, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 UMass vs. No. 6 Toledo, Time TBA* (ESPN+)

Friday, March 13th, 2026
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 14th, 2026
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.