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
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
#1 and #2 seeds
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Highest remaining seed
(championship)
2019–20 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Campbell164 .800  218  .724
Radford155 .750  1712  .586
Hampton146 .700  1811  .621
High Point146 .700  1613  .552
Gardner-Webb137 .650  1811  .621
UNC Asheville911 .450  1514  .517
Longwood812 .400  1217  .414
Winthrop812 .400  1118  .379
Presbyterian713 .350  1118  .379
USC Upstate416 .200  920  .310
Charleston Southern218 .100  425  .138
2020 Big South Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; 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
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.
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Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
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+
                                     
       
  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  

See also

References

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