2018 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Big South Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from 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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty †16–2 .889  24–10  .706
Radford15–3 .833  24–9  .727
UNC Asheville12–6 .667  17–16  .515
High Point10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Presbyterian9–9 .500  12–18  .400
Gardner-Webb8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Campbell8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Charleston Southern5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Winthrop2–16 .111  3–27  .100
† 2018 Big South Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

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 2018-02-25.
  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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