2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament (original) (raw)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
College basketball tournament
| 2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Vines CenterLynchburg, Virginia |
| Champions | Liberty (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Carey Green (14th title) |
| MVP | KK Barbour (Liberty) |
| Attendance | 4,610 |
| Big South Conference women's basketball tournaments← 20172019 → |
2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | Liberty † | 16 | – | 2 | | .889 | 24 | – | 10 | | .706 | | Radford | 15 | – | 3 | | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | | .727 | | UNC Asheville | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | | .515 | | High Point | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | | .548 | | Presbyterian | 9 | – | 9 | | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | | .400 | | Gardner–Webb | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | | .594 | | Campbell | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | | .500 | | Charleston Southern | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | | .355 | | Longwood | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | 7 | – | 23 | | .233 | | Winthrop | 2 | – | 16 | | .111 | 3 | – | 27 | | .100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | † 2018 Big South tournament winnerAs of March 17, 2018Rankings from AP poll | | | | | | | | | | |
The 2018 Big South women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place March 8–11, 2018, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. The first round will be broadcast on the Big South Network and Roku, with all remaining games streamed on ESPN3. Liberty, the winner of the Big South tournament, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.[1]
All ten teams were eligible for the tournament. Seeding was determined based on regular season record and a tiebreaker system if necessary. The top six teams received a bye into the second round while the bottom 4 teams played in the first round. The top two teams played the two winners of the first round games.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 16–2 | 21–9 | |
| 2 | Radford | 15–3 | 22–7 | |
| 3 | UNC-Asheville | 12–6 | 15–14 | |
| 4 | High Point | 10–8 | 16–13 | |
| 5 | Presbyterian | 9–9 | 12–17 | |
| 6 | Campbell | 8–10 | 15–14 | 2–0 vs. GW |
| 7 | Gardner-Webb | 8–10 | 18–12 | 0–2 vs. Campbell |
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 5–13 | 10–19 | 2–0 vs. Longwood |
| 9 | Longwood | 5–13 | 7–22 | 0–2 vs. CSU |
| 10 | Winthrop | 2–16 | 3–26 | |
| ‡ – Big South regular season champion.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Thursday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | #8 Charleston Southern vs. #9 Longwood | BSN | 643 |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #7 Gardner–Webb vs. #10 Winthrop | |||
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Liberty vs. #8 Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | 850 |
| 4 | 2:00 pm | #4 High Point vs. #5 Presbyterian | |||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Radford vs. #7 Gardner–Webb | 843 | |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | #3 UNC Asheville vs. #6 Campbell | |||
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 10 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 pm | #1 Liberty vs. #4 High Point | ESPN3 | 1,197 |
| 8 | 4:00 pm | #2 Radford vs. #3 UNC Asheville | |||
| Championship Game - Sunday, March 11 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #1 Liberty vs. #3 UNC Asheville | ESPN3 | 1,077 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
| First roundMarch 8, 2018 | QuarterfinalsMarch 9, 2018 | SemifinalsMarch 10, 2018 | ChampionshipMarch 11, 2018 | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Liberty | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Charleston Southern | 53 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Charleston Southern | 72 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Longwood | 62 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Liberty | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | High Point | 54 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | High Point | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Presbyterian | 60 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Liberty | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UNC Asheville | 42 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Radford | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Gardner–Webb | 51 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Gardner–Webb | 68 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Winthrop | 57 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Radford | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UNC Asheville | 60 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UNC Asheville | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Campbell | 42 | | | | | | | | |
- ^ "Big South Conference - 2018 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Women's Basketball Championship Seedings and Pairings Announced". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Big South Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.