The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the
2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, April 7–9.
Season headlines
*October 30 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Three players received all 40 pos ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2013 and concluded in March 2013. Toledo won the regular season title with a record of 15–1 by three games over Ball State, Akron, and Central Michigan. Rachel Tecca of Akron was named MAC player of the year.
Fourth seeded Central Michigan won the
MAC tournament over third seeded Akron.
Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was the tournament MVP. Central Michigan lost to Oklahoma in the first round of the
NCAA tournament. Toledo, Akron, Bowling Green, Miami and Ball State played in the
WNIT.
Preseason awards
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2012.
Preseason women's basketball poll
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Ohio
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West Division
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Tournament champs
Toledo (16), Central Michigan (12), Bowling Green (2)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Women's National Invitational Tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Tricia Cullop
Tricia Cullop (born April 24, 1971) is the current head coach of the University of Toledo women's basketball team. She has led Toledo to three MAC regular-season and one MAC tournament championship. She was the 2022 Carol Eckman Award winner fo ...
, Toledo
#Player of the Year: Rachel Tecca, Akron
#Freshman of the Year: Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
#Defensive Player of the Year: Andola Dortch, Toledo
#Sixth Man of the Year: Shanee' Jackson, Ball State
Honors
See also
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who competed for the Mid-American Conference (M ...
References
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