2020 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Big South Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that ended the 2019–20 season of the Big South Conference. It was scheduled be held from March 10 through March 15, 2020, at various campus sites. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
2020 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | Campus sites (first round) #1 and #2 seeds (quarterfinals and semifinals) Highest remaining seed (championship) |
2019–20 Big South women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner-Webb | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Sites
The first round will be played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at #1 and #2 seeds. The championship game will be held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed.
Seeds
All 11 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. The top five teams will receive a first-round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Campbell‡ | 16–4 | 21–8 | |
2 | Radford | 15–5 | 17–12 | |
3 | High Point | 14–6 | 16–13 | 2–0 vs. Hampton |
4 | Hampton | 14–6 | 18–11 | |
5 | Gardner-Webb | 13–7 | 18–11 | |
6 | UNC Asheville | 9–11 | 15–14 | |
7 | Winthrop | 8–12 | 11–18 | 2–0 vs. Longwood |
8 | Longwood | 8–12 | 12–17 | |
9 | Presbyterian | 7–13 | 11–18 | |
10 | USC Upstate | 4–16 | 9–20 | |
11 | Charleston-Southern | 2–18 | 4–25 | |
‡ – Big South regular season champion. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.[2] | ||||
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
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First round - Tuesday, March 10 Campus sites | ||||
1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian 82 at No. 8 Longwood 73 | ESPN3 | |
2 | No. 10 USC Upstate 60 at No. 7 Winthrop 57 | |||
3 | No. 11 Charleston-Southern 46 at No. 6 UNC Asheville 82 | |||
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 12 at #1 and #2 seeds | ||||
4 | cancelled | No. 9 Presbyterian vs. No. 1 Campbell | ESPN3 | N/A |
5 | No. 5 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 4 Hampton | |||
6 | No. 10 USC Upstate vs. No. 2 Radford | |||
7 | No. 6 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 High Point | |||
Semifinals - Friday, March 13 at #1 and #2 seeds | ||||
8 | cancelled | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4 | ESPN+ | N/A |
9 | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6 | |||
Championship - Sunday, March 15 at Highest Remaining Seed | ||||
10 | cancelled | Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8 | ESPN+ | N/A |
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 10 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPN+ |
Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPN+ |
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1 | Campbell | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Presbyterian | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Longwood | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Presbyterian | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Hampton | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Gardner–Webb | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Radford | |||||||||||||||||
10 | SC Upstate | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Winthrop | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | USC Upstate | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | High Point | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Asheville | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Asheville | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Charleston-Southern | 46 |
References
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "Seedings for 2020 Hercules Tires Women's Basketball Championship Determined". bigsouthsports.com.