2018 Summit League women's basketball tournament

2018 Summit League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteDenny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (8th title)
Winning coachAaron Johnston (8th title)
Attendance27,054[1]
TelevisionMidco Sport Network
ESPNU
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2017–18 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 14 – 0   1.000 29 – 7   .806
South Dakota State † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 7   .788
Western Illinois 10 – 4   .714 22 – 10   .688
Oral Roberts 7 – 7   .500 17 – 13   .567
Denver 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533
Omaha 3 – 11   .214 12 – 16   .429
North Dakota State 2 – 12   .143 9 – 20   .310
Fort Wayne 1 – 13   .071 4 – 24   .143
† 2018 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Summit League women's basketball tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for The Summit League. The tournament took place March 3–6, 2018, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Top 8 teams in the final standings qualified for the tournament.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3
1 South Dakota 14–0 26–5
2 South Dakota State 12–2 24–6
3 Western Illinois 10–4 22–8
4 Denver 7–7 16–14 1–1 vs. ORU 0–2 vs. each of USD, SDSU, and WIU; 2–0 vs. each of Omaha, NDSU, and FW RPI: 170
5 Oral Roberts 7–7 17–13 1–1 vs. DU 0–2 vs. each of USD, SDSU, and WIU; 2–0 vs. each of Omaha, NDSU, and FW RPI: 179
6 Omaha 3–11 12–16
7 North Dakota State 2–12 9–20
8 Fort Wayne 1–13 4–24

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
1 1 12:00 PM #1 South Dakota vs #8 Fort Wayne 83–32 Midco Sport Network/ESPN3
2 2:30 PM #2 South Dakota State vs #7 North Dakota State 87–62
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4
2 3 12:00 PM #4 Denver vs #5 Oral Roberts 71–76 Midco Sport Network/ESPN3
4 2:30 PM #3 Western Illinois vs #6 Omaha 97–57
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
3 5 12:00 PM #1 South Dakota vs #5 Oral Roberts 65–53 Midco Sport Network/ESPN3
6 2:30 PM #2 South Dakota State vs #3 Western Illinois 80–51
Championship – Tuesday, March 6
7 9 1:00 PM #1 South Dakota vs #2 South Dakota State 50–65 ESPNU
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3–4
Midco Sports Network 		Semifinals
March 5
Midco Sports Network 		Finals
March 6
ESPNU
         
1 South Dakota 83
8 Fort Wayne 32
1 South Dakota 65
5 Oral Roberts 53
4 Denver 71
5 Oral Roberts 76
1 South Dakota 50
2 South Dakota State 65
2 South Dakota State 87
7 North Dakota State 62
2 South Dakota State 80
3 Western Illinois 51
3 Western Illinois 97
6 Omaha 57

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jackrabbits Win #SummitWBB Tournament". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.