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2016–17 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Season
The 2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2017 and concluded in March 2017. 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team, Central Michigan won the regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team, Ball State. Larissa Lurken of 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team, Kent State was named MAC Player of the Year. Sixth-seeded 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team, Toledo won the 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament, MAC tournament by beating fourth-seeded 2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team, Northern Illinois in the final. Toledo was placed as the #10 seed in the Stockton Region of the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. They l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
