The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the
2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2019 and concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was scheduled to end at Smoothie Ki ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Central Michigan its fourth straight regular season title with a record of 15-1 by three games over
Ball State
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.
Micaela Kelly of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.
Central Michigan and Ball State were upset in the quarter-finals of the
MAC tournament by ninth-seeded Toledo and seventh-seeded Eastern Michigan. They were joined in the semi-finals by
Ohio
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and Kent State. However, the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the concerns over the
coronavirus pandemic
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.
Preseason Awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019.
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Ohio
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Buffalo
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* Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo
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West Division
# 60 (4)
# 59 (4)
# 50 (2)
# 35 (1)
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Ball State
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30 (1)
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Tournament Champs
Ohio (10), Buffalo (1), Northern Illinois (1)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American Tournament
Postseason Awards
#Coach of the Year:
Heather Oesterle
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, Central Michigan
#Player of the Year:
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
#Freshman of the Year: Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
#Defensive Player of the Year:
Cece Hooks, Ohio
#Sixth Man of the Year: Gabrielle Bird, Central Michigan
Honors
See also
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded i ...
References
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