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
2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty †16–2 .88924–10  .706
Radford15–3 .83324–9  .727
UNC Asheville12–6 .66717–16  .515
High Point10–8 .55617–14  .548
Presbyterian9–9 .50012–18  .400
Gardner-Webb8–10 .44419–13  .594
Campbell8–10 .44415–15  .500
Charleston Southern5–13 .27811–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .2787–23  .233
Winthrop2–16 .1113–27  .100
† 2018 Big South tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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]

Format

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

[2]

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Liberty 16–2 21–9
2 Radford 15–3 22–7
3 UNC-Asheville 12–6 15–14
4 High Point 10–8 16–13
5 Presbyterian 9–9 12–17
6 Campbell 8–10 15–14 2–0 vs. GW
7 Gardner-Webb 8–10 18–12 0–2 vs. Campbell
8 Charleston Southern 5–13 10–19 2–0 vs. Longwood
9 Longwood 5–13 7–22 0–2 vs. CSU
10 Winthrop 2–16 3–26
‡ – Big South regular season champion.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Thursday, March 8
1 1 6:00 pm #8 Charleston Southern vs. #9 Longwood BSN 643
2 8:00 pm #7 Gardner–Webb vs. #10 Winthrop
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
2 3 12:00 pm #1 Liberty vs. #8 Charleston Southern ESPN3 850
4 2:00 pm #4 High Point vs. #5 Presbyterian
3 5 6:00 pm #2 Radford vs. #7 Gardner–Webb 843
6 8:00 pm #3 UNC Asheville vs. #6 Campbell
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
4 7 2:00 pm #1 Liberty vs. #4 High Point ESPN3 1,197
8 4:00 pm #2 Radford vs. #3 UNC Asheville
Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
5 9 2:00 pm #1 Liberty vs. #3 UNC Asheville ESPN3 1,077

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

Bracket

[3]

First round
March 8, 2018 		Quarterfinals
March 9, 2018 		Semifinals
March 10, 2018 		Championship
March 11, 2018
            
1 Liberty 80
8 Charleston Southern 53
8 Charleston Southern 72
9 Longwood 62
1 Liberty 78
4 High Point 54
4 High Point 62
5 Presbyterian 60
1 Liberty 60
3 UNC Asheville 42
2 Radford 53
7 Gardiner–Webb 51
7 Gardner–Webb 68
10 Winthrop 57
2 Radford 50
3 UNC Asheville 60
3 UNC Asheville 47
6 Campbell 42

See also

References

  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.
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