2019 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteBob Carpenter Center
Newark, Delaware
ChampionsTowson (1st title)
TelevisionCAA.tv
CAA women's basketball tournaments
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison17–1 .94429–6  .829
Drexel14–4 .77824–9  .727
Towson †11–7 .61120–13  .606
Delaware11–7 .61116–15  .516
UNC Wilmington11–7 .61118–12  .600
Northeastern9–9 .50020–12  .625
William & Mary7–11 .38914–17  .452
Elon4–14 .2229–21  .300
Hofstra3–15 .16711–22  .333
Charleston3–15 .1677–23  .233
† 2019 CAA tournament winner
As of March 31, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is the upcoming postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament will be held March 13–16, 2019 at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware.[1] The champion will receive the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Towson won the conference tournament championship game over Drexel, 53–49 to send Towson to their first ever NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals. JMU Drexel and Towson have secured first round byes

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 James Madison 17–1
2 Drexel 14–4
3 UNC Wilmington 11–7 2–2 vs. TOW, DEL 1–1 vs. JMU
4 Towson 11–7 2–2 vs. TOW, UNCW 0–2 vs. JMU 1–1 vs. DREXEL
5 Delaware 11–7 2–2 vs. UNCW, TOW 0–2 vs. JMU 0–2 vs. DREXEL
6 Northeastern 9–9
7 William & Mary 7–11
8 Elon 4–14
9 Hofstra 3–15 1–1 vs. HOF 2–0 vs. NU
10 Charleston 3–15 1–1 vs. CHAR 0–2 vs. NU

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday March 13, 2019
1 1 12:00 pm No. 9 Hofstra vs. No. 8 Elon 77–75 CAA.tv
2 2:30 pm No. 10 Charleston vs. No. 7 William & Mary 41–61 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 14, 2019
2 3 12:00 pm No. 9 Hofstra vs. No. 1 James Madison 57–50 CAA.tv
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Delaware vs. No. 4 Towson 49–59 CAA.tv
3 5 5:00 pm No. 7 William & Mary vs. No. 2 Drexel 60–71 CAA.tv
6 7:30 pm No. 6 Northeastern vs. No. 3 UNC Wilmington 75–64 CAA.tv
Semifinals – Friday March 15, 2019
4 7 1:00 pm No. 9 Hofstra vs. No. 4 Towson 48–69 CAA.tv
8 4:00 pm No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 6 Northeastern 73–69OT CAA.tv
Championship – Saturday March 16, 2019
5 9 1:00 pm No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 4 Towson 49–53 CBS Sports Live
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 13
CAA.tv 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
CAA.tv 		Semifinals
Friday, March 15
CAA.tv 		Final
Saturday, March 16
CAA.tv
            
1 James Madison 50
9 Hofstra 57
8 Elon 75
9 Hofstra 77
9 Hofstra 48
4 Towson 69
4 Towson 59
5 Delaware 49
4 Towson 53
2 Drexel 49
2 Drexel 71
7 William & Mary 60
7 William & Mary 61
10 Charleston 41
2 Drexel 73*
6 Northeastern 69
3 UNC Wilmington 64
6 Northeastern 75

* denotes overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2019 CAA Women's Basketball Championship". CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mayo, Jeter spark Towson women to 1st NCAA appearance, 53-49". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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