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 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game at Nationw ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded in March 2018.
Central Michigan
Central Michigan, also called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula of the United States, U.S. state of Michigan. As its name implies, it is the middle area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said t ...
won its second straight regular season title with a record of 17–1 by one game over
Buffalo
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* True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo
* Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo
* Buffalo, New York, a city in the n ...
. 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
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101–79 and #11
Florida State
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
86–65 before losing to second seeded #7
South Carolina
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in the Sweet Sixteen. Central Michigan also reached the Sweet Sixteen in the Spokane Region after defeating #24
LSU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
78–69 and #10
Ohio State
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...
95–78. They were knocked out by #6
Oregon
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.
Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. The university has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne, and Fishers, Indiana. T ...
,
Miami
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, and
Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
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* Toledo District
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Bolivia
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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
Buffalo most commonly refers to:
* True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo
* Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo
* Buffalo, New York, a city in the n ...
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Kent State
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Ohio
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Miami
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Bowling Green
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Akron
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West Division
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Central Michigan
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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, Or ...
(1) 60
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Ball State
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(1) 46
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Western Michigan
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Northern Illinois
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Economics
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Eastern Michigan
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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, 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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