2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament

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 earns an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.[1]

2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, Virginia
ChampionsLiberty (17th title)
Winning coachCarey Green (14th title)
MVPKK Barbour (Liberty)
Attendance4,610
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2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty162 .8892410 .706
Radford153 .833249 .727
UNC Asheville126 .6671716 .515
High Point108 .5561714 .548
Presbyterian99 .5001218 .400
Gardner-Webb810 .4441913 .594
Campbell810 .4441515 .500
Charleston Southern513 .2781120 .355
Longwood513 .278723 .233
Winthrop216 .111327 .100
2018 Big South tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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.

Seeds

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SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Liberty16–221–9
2Radford15–322–7
3UNC-Asheville12–615–14
4High Point10–816–13
5Presbyterian9–912–17
6Campbell8–1015–142–0 vs. GW
7Gardner-Webb8–1018–120–2 vs. Campbell
8Charleston Southern5–1310–192–0 vs. Longwood
9Longwood5–137–220–2 vs. CSU
10Winthrop2–163–26
‡ – Big South regular season champion.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First round - Thursday, March 8
116:00 pm#8 Charleston Southern vs. #9 LongwoodBSN643
28:00 pm#7 Gardner–Webb vs. #10 Winthrop
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
2312:00 pm#1 Liberty vs. #8 Charleston SouthernESPN3850
42:00 pm#4 High Point vs. #5 Presbyterian
356:00 pm#2 Radford vs. #7 Gardner–Webb843
68:00 pm#3 UNC Asheville vs. #6 Campbell
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
472:00 pm#1 Liberty vs. #4 High PointESPN31,197
84:00 pm#2 Radford vs. #3 UNC Asheville
Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
592:00 pm#1 Liberty vs. #3 UNC AshevilleESPN31,077

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 8, 2018
Quarterfinals
March 9, 2018
Semifinals
March 10, 2018
Championship
March 11, 2018
            
1Liberty80
8Charleston Southern53
8Charleston Southern72
9Longwood62
1Liberty78
4High Point54
4High Point62
5Presbyterian60
1Liberty60
3UNC Asheville42
2Radford53
7Gardner–Webb51
7Gardner–Webb68
10Winthrop57
2Radford50
3UNC Asheville60
3UNC Asheville47
6Campbell42

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Big South Conference - 2018 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Women's Basketball Championship Seedings and Pairings Announced". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Big South Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.