Mid-American Women's Basketball Tournament 2026 Bracket: Schedule, Scores, dates, game times, How to Watch on TV, Stream, Results.
We have the brackets, dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming online and more for the 2026 Mid-American Conference Women's Conference Tournament Schedule here.
The 2026 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women's Basketball Championship (also known as the 2026 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament) is set to determine the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. It's a single-elimination bracket for the top 8 teams (out of 13 in the MAC), held at a central site.
Key Details:
Dates: March 11–14, 2026 (quarterfinals March 11; semifinals March 13; championship March 14). Note: Some sources note the tournament spans March 11 and 13–14, with no games on March 12 in the women's bracket.
Location: Rocket Arena (formerly Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse), Cleveland, Ohio (central site for all rounds).
Seeding Highlights (from final 2025-26 standings and bracket previews):
No. 1: Miami (OH) (strong regular-season performance, often projected top seed).
No. 2: Ball State (or similar contender; co-favorites in many previews).
No. 3/4: Northern Illinois (NIU), Central Michigan (CMU), Kent State, Toledo, etc. (full 8-team field; lower seeds like Ohio, Bowling Green, etc.).
Top seeds like Miami (OH) and Ball State are heavy favorites based on conference dominance.
2026 Mid-American conference women's basketball tournament schedule, today, scores
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 -- Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Seed (Miami OH) vs. No. 8 Seed – 11:00 a.m. ET. (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Seed (e.g., Central Michigan) vs. No. 5 Seed – ~1:30 p.m. ET (or TBD). (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Seed (e.g., Ball State) vs. No. 7 Seed – Afternoon/evening slot. (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed – Later slot. (ESPN+)
Friday, March 13, 2026 -- Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10 am ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner* (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 14, 2024 -- MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 11:00 am ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Minimum 30 minutes between completion of prior game in the session
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