2018 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament was the 39th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held February 26, March 1, and 4, 2018 at campus sites of the higher seeds.[1] Lipscomb defeated regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast in the tournament championship to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the school's first trip to the NCAA Tournament.[2]
| 2018 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Lipscomb (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Casey Alexander (1st title) |
| MVP | Garrison Mathews (Lipscomb) |
| Attendance | 16,590 |
| Television | ESPN3, ESPN |
| 2017–18 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 12–2 | |
| 2 | Lipscomb | 10–4 | |
| 3 | Jacksonville | 8–6 | |
| 4 | NJIT | 7–7 | 1–1 vs. UNF, 0–2 vs. FGCU, 1–1 vs. LU, 1–1 vs. JU |
| 5 | North Florida | 7–7 | 1–1 vs. NJIT, 0–2 vs. FGCU, 1–1 vs. LU, 0–2 vs. JU |
| 6 | Kennesaw State | 6–8 | |
| 7 | Stetson | 4–10 | |
| 8 | USC Upstate | 2–12 | |
Schedule
| Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Monday, February 26 | |||||
| 7:00 pm | No. 8 USC Upstate at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 76–96 | ESPN3 | 2,832 | |
| 7:30 pm | No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 NJIT | 80–76 | 1,235 | ||
| 7:00 pm | No. 6 Kennesaw State at No. 3 Jacksonville | 68–87 | 725 | ||
| 8:00 pm | No. 7 Stetson at No. 2 Lipscomb | 73–89 | 1,877 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 1 | |||||
| 7:00 pm | No. 5 North Florida at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 72–95 | ESPN3 | 3,321 | |
| 8:00 pm | No. 3 Jacksonville at No. 2 Lipscomb | 62–77 | 1,967 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 4 | |||||
| 3:00 pm | No. 2 Lipscomb at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 108–96 | ESPN | 4,633 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals February 26 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 1 ESPN3 | Championship March 4 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | USC Upstate | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Florida | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | NJIT | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Florida | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lipscomb | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lipscomb | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stetson | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lipscomb | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Kennesaw State | 68 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- "2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament general information". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- Reynolds, Tim (March 4, 2018). "Madness! Lipscomb tops FGCU 108-96, wins NCAA berth". ABC News. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- http://static.psbin.com/h/e/f1risl2870devn/2018_MBB_Bracket.pdf
External links
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