Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament Collegiate soccer tournament
The Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's soccer for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1997. It is a single-elimination tournament that features the conference's top six teams, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship . Through the 2022 season, the Bowling Green Falcons have won the most championships with six, followed by the Toledo Rockets with five titles.
The top six teams from the regular season qualify for the tournament and are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference play. The teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top seed playing the lowest seed, until meeting in a final championship game. The tournament begins in late October at campus sites and concludes in early November at the highest remaining seed's home field.
Prior to 2020 the tournament consisted of eight teams, and for the 2020 season was the top team of the East Division vs the top team in the West Division.
Champions
Key
(2)
Title number
*
Match went to extra time
†
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold
Winning team won regular season
By year
Source:[ 1]
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Site
Reference
1997
Northern Illinois (1)
3–2*(OT)
Eastern Michigan
NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex • DeKalb, Illinois
1998
Northern Illinois (2)
2–1*(2OT)
Ohio
Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
1999
Eastern Michigan (1)
0–0†(5–3 pen.)
Miami (OH)
Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2000
Miami (OH) (1)
1–0*(OT)
Bowling Green
UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2001
Miami (OH) (2)
3–1
Central Michigan
Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2002
Miami (OH) (3)
5–3
Ohio
Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2003
Western Michigan (1)
4–1
Bowling Green
WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2004
Bowling Green (1)
2–0
Central Michigan
Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2005
Bowling Green (2)
0–0†(3–2 pen.)
Kent State
Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
2006
Toledo (1)
2–1
Northern Illinois
Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2007
Toledo (2)
2–2†(3–2 pen.)
Bowling Green
Briner Sports Complex • Muncie, Indiana
2008
Toledo (3)
1–0
Eastern Michigan
Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2009
Central Michigan (1)
1–0
Miami (OH)
CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex • Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2010
Central Michigan (2)
3–1
Western Michigan
Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2011
Toledo (4)
1–0
Western Michigan
2012
Miami (OH) (4)
2–1
Central Michigan
Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2013
Western Michigan (2)
1–0
Ball State
Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2014
Buffalo (1)
1–0
Western Michigan
UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2015
Western Michigan (3)
2–0
Miami (OH)
WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2016
Kent State (1)
1–0
Northern Illinois
Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
[ 2]
2017
Toledo (5)
2–1*(OT)
Bowling Green
[ 3]
2018
Bowling Green (3)
1–1†(5–4 pen.)
Ball State
Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
[ 4]
2019
Bowling Green (4)
0–0†(3–1 pen.)
Eastern Michigan
[ 5]
2020
Bowling Green (5)
2–0
Ball State
[ 6]
2021
Bowling Green (6)
3–0
Kent State
[ 7]
2022
Buffalo (2)
2–0
Ball State
UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
[ 8]
2023
Ohio (1)
2–1
Kent State
WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
[ 9] [ 10]
2024
Western Michigan (4)
5–0
Buffalo
[ 11] [ 12]
By school
Source:[ 1]
As of 2024 tournament
School
Appearances
W
L
T
Pct.
Finals
Championships
Years won
Akron 6
0
6
1
.071
0
0
—
Ball State 18
7
12
9
.411
4
0
—
Bowling Green 17
22
9
9
.663
10
6
2004, 2005, 2018,
Buffalo 17
12
14
1
.463
3
2
2014, 2022
Central Michigan 20
17
15
2
.529
5
2
2009, 2010
Eastern Michigan 19
9
15
5
.385
4
1
1999
Kent State 20
13
17
4
.441
4
1
2016
Marshall 1
0
1
0
.000
0
0
—
Miami (OH) 19
22
13
3
.618
7
4
2000, 2001,
Northern Illinois 13
9
11
2
.455
4
2
1997, 1998
Ohio 22
14
21
1
.403
3
1
2023
Toledo 14
15
7
5
.648
5
5
2006, 2007, 2008,
Western Michigan 24
18
20
3
.476
7
4
2003, 2013,
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the MAC.
References
^ a b "2023 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF) . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 27, 2023 .^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship" . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2017-11-03 .^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship" . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2017-11-03 .^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship" . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2018-12-11 .^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship" . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved 2020-01-08 .^ Loe, Brandom (April 18, 2021). "BGSU women's soccer wins third straight MAC Championship" . bgfalconmedia.com . BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 21, 2021 . ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" . getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021 .^ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History" . Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022 .^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship" . getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 27, 2023 .^ "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history" . The Athens Messenger . Retrieved December 27, 2023 .^ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship" . getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference . Retrieved January 3, 2025 .^ Ledyard, Adam (November 14, 2024). "WMU Wins MAC Women's Soccer Tournament" . michigannewsscource.com . Michigan News Source. Retrieved January 3, 2025 .
External links
Mid-American Conference championships
NCAA women's college soccer tournaments
Division I
Conference Postseason
Division II
Division III
