2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2017–18
Teams	8
Site	Merrell Center; Katy, Texas
Champions	Nicholls State (1st title)
Winning coach	DoBee Plaisance (1st title)
MVP	Cassidy Barrios (Nicholls State)
Television	ESPN3/CBSSN
	Southland Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2017 2019 →

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]

2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Seed	School	Conference record	Overall record (end of regular season)	Tiebreaker
2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
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
1	2	1:30 pm	#6 New Orleans vs. #7 Abilene Christian	ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
2	3	11:00 am	#4 Nicholls State vs. #5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	ESPN3
2	4	1:30 pm	#3 Central Arkansas vs. #7 Abilene Christian	ESPN3
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
3	5	1:00 pm	#1 Lamar vs. #4 Nicholls State	ESPN3
3	6	3:30 pm	#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Central Arkansas	ESPN3
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

References

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

External links

2018 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page

[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.

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