2017 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament was the 31st edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It took place from March 3, 8 and 12, 2017 in several arenas. Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament and received an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2017 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (4th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (4th title)
MVPChina Dow (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN3
2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson131 .929  267  .788
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857  269  .743
Jacksonville113 .786  239  .719
Kennesaw State86 .571  1020  .333
NJIT410 .286  1119  .367
North Florida311 .214  1020  .333
Lipscomb311 .214  624  .200
USC Upstate212 .143  921  .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The ASUN Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[1]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Stetson 13–1 24–5
2 Florida Gulf Coast 12–2 23–8
3 Jacksonville 11–3 22–7
4 Kennesaw State 8–6 9–19
5 NJIT 4–10 11–18
6 Lipscomb 3–11 6–23 2-0 vs. North Florida
7 North Florida 3–11 10–19 0-2 vs. Lipscomb
8 USC Upstate 2–12 9–20
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
1 #8 USC Upstate at #1 Stetson
7 pm
WatchESPN
640
2 #5 NJIT at #4 Kennesaw State
7 pm
983
3 #7 North Florida #2 at Florida Gulf Coast
7 pm
1,039
4 #6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville
7 pm
603
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
5 #4 Kennesaw State at #1 Stetson
7 pm
WatchESPN
688
6 #3 Jacksonville at #2 Florida Gulf Coast
7 pm
1,203
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7 #2 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 Stetson
3 pm
WatchESPN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

[2]

  Quarterfinals
March 3
WatchESPN
Semifinals
March 8
WatchESPN
Championship
March 12
WatchESPN
                           
  1 Stetson '70  
8 USC Upstate 49  
  1 Stetson 78  
    4 Kennesaw State 48  
4 Kennesaw State '62
  5 NJIT 60  
    1 Stetson 70
  2 Florida Gulf Coast 77
  3 Jacksonville 91  
6 Lipscomb 64  
2 Florida Gulf Coast 68
    3 Jacksonville 64  
2 Florida Gulf Coast 59
  7 North Florida 42  

See also

References

  1. "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. "2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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