2017 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2017 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016–17
Teams 8
Site U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
Champions Chattanooga (18th title)
Winning coach Jim Foster (4th title)
MVP Jasmine Joyner (Chattanooga)
Television ESPN3
2016–17 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mercer 12 – 2   .857     25 – 6   .806
Chattanooga*† 12 – 2   .857     21 – 10   .677
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571     16 – 14   .533
UNC Greensboro 7 – 7   .500     17 – 14   .548
Furman 7 – 7   .500     14 – 17   .452
Samford 4 – 10   .286     12 – 19   .387
Wofford 3 – 11   .214     13 – 17   .433
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214     8 – 22   .267
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed

The 2017 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament will be held between Thursday, March 2 and Sunday, March 5 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1]

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Chattanooga 12–2 20–10 2–0 vs. Mercer
#2 Mercer 12–2 25–5 0–2 vs. Chattanooga
#3 East Tennessee State 8–6 16–14
#4 UNC Greensboro 7–7 17–14 1–1 vs. Fur, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#5 Furman 7–7 14–17 1–1 vs. UNCG, 0–2 vs. ETSU
#6 Samford 4–10 12–19
#7 Wofford 3–11 13–17 1–1 vs. WCU, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#8 Western Carolina 3–11 8–22 1–1 vs. Woff, 0–2 vs. ETSU

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
1
1
11:30 AM
#1 Chattanooga vs. #8 Western Carolina
ESPN3
3,193
2
1:45 PM
#4 UNC Greensboro vs. #5 Furman
2
3
4:00 PM
#2 Mercer vs. #7 Wofford
4
6:15 PM
#3 East Tennessee State vs. #6 Samford
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
3
5
11:00 AM
#1 Chattanooga vs. #4 UNC Greensboro
ESPN3
3,329
6
1:15 PM
#2 Mercer vs. #6 Samford
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
4
7
1:00 PM
#1 Chattanooga vs. #2 Mercer
ESPN3
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2, 2016 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3, 2016 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 5, 2016
         
1 Chattanooga 85
8 Western Carolina 41
1 Chattanooga 75
4 UNC Greensboro 53
4 UNC Greensboro 68
5 Furman 63
1 Chattanooga 61
2 Mercer 59
2 Mercer 67
7 Wofford 42
2 Mercer 63
6 Samford 52
3 East Tennessee State 64
6 Samford 67

All-Tournament Teams

First Team
Second Team
Most Outstanding Player

Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chattanooga Wins Record Fifth Straight SoCon Tourney". soconsports.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

See also

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