Classification Division I Teams 12 | Season 2015–16 First round site Campus sites | |
Quarterfinals site Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio Semifinals site Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio | ||
The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is a post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015–16 college basketball season. Tournament first round games will be held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 9–12. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Contents
Format
Unlike with the recent tournaments, where the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament will revert to the original structure. The top four seeds will receive just one bye into the quarterfinals.
Bracket
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds