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College basketball tournament
2002 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsKent State
Winning coachBob Lindsay
MVPAndrea Csaszar (Kent State)
MAC women's basketball tournaments← 20012003 →
2001–02 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kent State † 13 – 3   .813 20 – 10   .667
Miami (OH) 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
Ohio 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375 8 – 19   .296
Marshall 5 – 11   .313 8 – 19   .296
Buffalo 4 – 12   .250 9 – 18   .333
Akron 0 – 16   .000 1 – 27   .036
West
Ball State 13 – 3   .813 23 – 7   .767
Toledo 12 – 4   .750 17 – 11   .607
Western Michigan 11 – 5   .688 16 – 13   .552
Eastern Michigan 10 – 6   .625 16 – 11   .593
Northern Illinois 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Central Michigan 2 – 14   .125 9 – 18   .333
† 2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2001–02 college basketball season. The 2002 tournament was held March 2–9, 2002. Top-seeded Kent State won the championship over Ball State. Andrea Csaszar of Kent State was the MVP.

Format

The top three seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The first round was played at campus sites. All other rounds were held at Gund Arena.

Bracket

First round
March 2, 2003 		Quarterfinals
March 6, 2003 		Semifinals
March 8, 2003 		Championship
March 9, 2003
            
1 Kent State 83
8 Ohio 63
8 Ohio 74
9 Bowling Green 68
1 Kent State 74
4 Miami 50
4 Miami 80
13 Akron 60
4 Miami 77
5 Western Michigan 70
5 Western Michigan 77
12 Central Michigan 67
1 Kent State 73
2 Ball State 59
2 Ball State 83
7 Eastern Michigan 57
7 Eastern Michigan 68
10 Marshall 49
2 Ball State 77
6 Northern Illinois 59
3 Toledo 48
6 Northern Illinois 58
6 Northern Illinois 72
11 Buffalo 41

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Casey Rost, Western Michigan

Player Team
Andrea Csaszar Kent State
Valerie Zona Kent State
Kate Miller Kent State
Tamara Bowie Ball State
Jennifer Youngblood Northern Illinois

References

  1. ^ "KENT STATE CLAIMS ITS THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WITH A WIN OVER BALL STATE". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. "KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS SET". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. "ALL FIVE HIGHER SEEDS WIN IN WOMEN'S FIRST ROUND GAMES". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. "TOLEDO-NORTHERN ILLINOIS POSTGAME NOTES". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. "KENT STATE ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS WITH WIN OVER OHIO". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. "BALL STATE - EASTERN MICHIGAN NOTES". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  8. "MIAMI-WESTERN MICHIGAN GAME NOTES". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. "KENT STATE 74, MIAMI 50". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. "BALL STATE 77, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 59". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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