2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsNicholls State (1st title)
Winning coachDoBee Plaisance (1st title)
MVPCassidy Barrios (Nicholls State)
TelevisionESPN3/CBSSN
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2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 – 1   .944 22 – 7   .759
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 2   .889 25 – 6   .806
Central Arkansas 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Texas A&M-CC 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Nicholls State † 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
New Orleans 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500
Abilene Christian 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 11   .389 8 – 21   .276
Houston Baptist 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Incarnate Word 4 – 14   .222 5 – 24   .172
Northwestern State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 22   .241
Sam Houston State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 23   .148
† 2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 8–11, 2018 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds and regular season standings

Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart displays the records and standings of all the teams, providing an explanation for teams that advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.

2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conference record Overall record
(end of regular season) 		Tiebreaker
1. ‡* Lamar 17–1 22–6 Southland Conference regular season champions
2. * Stephen F. Austin 15–2 24–5 2nd Place, regular season
3. # Central Arkansas 14–4 21–8 3rd Place, regular season
4. # Nicholls State 11–7 16–13 Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6.

Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, No. 4 seed

5. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11–7 18–11 Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6.

Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, A&MCC. 5 seed

6. New Orleans 11–7 15–14 Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is removed. UNO No. 6
7. Abilene Christian 9–9 15–13 7th place, regular season
8. McNeese State 8–10 12–17 8th place, regular season
‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.
* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Source:[2]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 8
1 1 11:00 am #5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 McNeese State ESPN3
2 1:30 pm #6 New Orleans vs. #7 Abilene Christian
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
2 3 11:00 am #4 Nicholls State vs. #5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ESPN3
4 1:30 pm #3 Central Arkansas vs. #7 Abilene Christian
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Lamar vs. #4 Nicholls State ESPN3
6 3:30 pm #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Central Arkansas
Championship – Sunday, March 11
4 7 12:00 pm #4 Nicholls State vs. #2 Stephen F. Austin CBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 8
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
ESPN3 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 11
CBSSN
1 Lamar 68
4 Nicholls State 74
4 Nicholls State 61
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 59
8 McNeese State 52 4 Nicholls State 69
2 Stephen F. Austin 65
2 Stephen F. Austin 70
3 Central Arkansas 60
3 Central Arkansas 53
7 Abilene Christian 88 7 Abilene Christian 41
6 New Orleans 66

Awards and honors

Source: Tournament MVP: Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls
All-Tournament Team:

  • Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls
  • Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin
  • Chanell Hayes, Stephen F. Austin
  • Tykeria Williams, Nicholls
  • Imani Johnson, Stephen F. Austin

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Southland Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Remaining Seeding Scenarios Entering Final Weekend of Basketball Regular Seasons" (PDF). Southland Conference. Southland Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2018.