2021 MAC women's basketball tournament

2021 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan (5th title)
Winning coachHeather Oesterle (1st title)
MVPMicaela Kelly (Central Michigan)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+
MAC women's basketball tournaments
2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green144 .778205  .800
Central Michigan†136 .684178  .680
Ohio116 .647148  .636
Buffalo116 .647159  .625
Kent State106 .625119  .550
Ball State128 .6001411  .560
Northern Illinois108 .5561212  .500
Eastern Michigan77 .5001010  .500
Toledo812 .4001212  .500
Western Michigan514 .263615  .286
Akron414 .222714  .333
Miami (OH)317 .150420  .167
2021 MAC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason basketball tournament that ended the 2020–21 college basketball season in the Mid-American Conference. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio between March 10 and 13. The MAC Women's Tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA tournament. Central Michigan won the conference tournament championship game 77–72 over Bowling Green. Micaela Kelly was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.