2019 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Big South Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that ended the 2018–19 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from March 12 through March 17, 2019 at various campus sites. Radford won the conference tournament championship game over the Campbell Lady Camels, 57–45, to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]
| 2019 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Campus sites (first round) #1 and #2 seeds (quarterfinals and semifinals) Highest remaining seed (championship) |
| Champions | Radford (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Mike McGuire (1st title) |
| 2018–19 Big South women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Big South Tournament winner As of March 14, 2019; 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 | Radford | 17–1 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | High Point | 15–3 | 22–7 | |
| 3 | Hampton | 12–6 | 16–13 | |
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 11–7 | 16–13 | |
| 5 | Gardner–Webb | 10–8 | 16–14 | 1–0 vs. UNCA |
| 6 | Campbell | 10–8 | 18–11 | 1–1 vs. UNCA |
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 9–9 | 12–17 | |
| 8 | Winthrop | 6–12 | 10–19 | |
| 9 | Presbyterian | 4–14 | 6–23 | |
| 10 | USC Upstate | 3–15 | 7–22 | |
| 11 | Longwood | 2–16 | 3–25 | |
| ‡ – 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 12 Campus sites | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 USC Upstate at No. 7 Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Longwood at No. 6 Campbell | ||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Winthrop | ||
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 14 at #1 and #2 seeds | ||||
| 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian vs. No. 1 Radford | ESPN3 | |
| 5 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 4 UNC Asheville | ||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Charleston Southern vs. No. 2 High Point | ||
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Campbell vs. No. 3 Hampton | ||
| Semifinals - Friday, March 15 at #1 and #2 seeds | ||||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 UNC Asheville vs. No. 1 Radford | ESPN+ | |
| 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Campbell vs. No. 7 Charleston Southern | ||
| Championship - Sunday, March 17 at Highest Remaining Seed | ||||
| 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Campbell vs. No. 1 Radford | ESPN+ | |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, March 12 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 15 ESPN+ |
Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN+ |
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| 1 | Radford | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Presbyterian | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Winthrop | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Presbyterian | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Radford | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC-Asheville | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Asheville | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gardner–Webb | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Radford | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Campbell | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | High Point | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USC Upstate | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Campbell | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hampton | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Campbell | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Campbell | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Longwood | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- Sports, P. M. N. (2019-03-17). "Radford women win 1st Big South tournament since 1996 | National Post". Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- "Big South Conference - 2019 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com.