2020 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held between March 5-8, 2020 at the Asheville Arena in Asheville, North Carolina. Samford won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2020 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsSamford (3rd title)
Winning coachCarley Kuhns (1st title)
TelevisionNexstar, ESPN+
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro104 .714  218  .724
Samford†104 .714  1514  .517
Chattanooga104 .714  1117  .393
Furman86 .571  1211  .522
Wofford86 .571  1514  .517
East Tennessee State410 .286  920  .310
Mercer410 .286  722  .241
Western Carolina212 .143  524  .172
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall
#1 Samford 10-4 16-14
#2 Chattanooga 10-4 11-17
#3 UNC-Greensboro 10-4 21-8
#4 Furman 8–6 18-11
#5 Wofford 8-6 15-14
#6 ETSU 4-10 9-20
#7 Mercer 4-10 7-22
#8 Western Carolina 2-12 5-25

Schedule

All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
1
1
11 AM
#1 Samford 77 vs. #8 Western Carolina 62
ESPN+
2
1:15 PM
#4 Furman 68 vs. #5 Wofford 54
2
3
3:30 PM
#2 Chattanooga 55 vs. #7 Mercer 63
4
5:45 PM
#3 UNC Greensboro 57 vs. #6 ETSU 47
Semifinals – Friday, March 6
3
5
11 AM
#1 Samford 75 vs. #4 Furman 45
ESPN+
6
1:15 PM
#7 Mercer 73 vs. #3 UNCG 75
Championship Game – Sunday, March 8
4
7
Noon
#1 Samford 59 vs. #3 UNC Greensboro 54
Nexstar
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5, 2020
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 6, 2020
ESPN+
Championship Game
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Nexstar
         
1 Samford 77
8 Western Carolina 62
1 Samford 75
4 Furman 45
4 Furman 68
5 Wofford 54
1 Samford 59
3 UNC Greensboro 54
2 Chattanooga 55
7 Mercer 63
7 Mercer 73
3 UNC Greensboro 75
3 UNC Greensboro 57
6 ETSU 47

See also

References

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