Mid-American Conference Women's 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 eight 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. The Toledo Rockets have won the most championships through 2018, having won five titles.
| Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | |
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| Conference Soccer Championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Cochrane Stadium |
| Current location | Campus sites |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2018 |
| Current champion | Bowling Green |
| Most championships | Toledo (5) |
Format
The top eight 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.
Champions
By year
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By school
Championship game appearances and records as of the 2017 tournament.[1]
| School | Appearances | W | L | T | Pct. | No. of Titles | Years won |
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| Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Ball State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2018 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2014 |
| Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1 | 1999 |
| Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 2016 |
| Miami | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 |
| Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Toledo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017 |
| Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 2003, 2013, 2015 |