The 2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017.
Season headlin ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded in March 2018.
Central Michigan won its second straight regular season title with a record of 17–1 by one game over
Buffalo. Tinara Moore of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.
Top-seeded Central Michigan won the
MAC tournament by beating Buffalo 96–91 in the final. Buffalo was given an at large bid as the 11th seed in the Albany Region of the
NCAA tournament where they scored wins over #19
South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
101–79 and #11
Florida State 86–65 before losing to second seeded #7
South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen. Central Michigan also reached the Sweet Sixteen in the Spokane Region after defeating #24
LSU 78–69 and #10
Ohio State 95–78. They were knocked out by #6
Oregon.
Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
,
Miami, and
Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
all qualified for the
WNIT.
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 25, 2017.
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Buffalo (10) 69
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Kent State
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(1) 52
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Ohio (1) 47
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Miami 40
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Bowling Green 23
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Akron 21
West Division
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Central Michigan (10) 70
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Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
(1) 60
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Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
(1) 46
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Western Michigan 32
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Northern Illinois 29
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Eastern Michigan 15
Regular Season Champion
Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (9), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Western Michigan (1)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Women's National Invitational Tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Sue Guevara
Susan Marie Guevara (born July 8, 1954) is the former head women's basketball coach at Central Michigan University. She previously served as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Michigan from 1996 to 2003. Sue announced her retir ...
, Central Michigan
#Player of the Year: Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
#Freshman of the Year:
Cece Hooks
Cierra “Cece” Hooks (born May 30, 1999) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent. She played college basketball with the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
High school career
Hooks grew up in Dayton, O ...
, Ohio
#Defensive Player of the Year: Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
#Sixth Man of the Year: Oshlynn Brown, Ball State
Honors
See also
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2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded i ...
References
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