2018 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held between March 1 and 4 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] Mercer defeated ETSU to claim their first-ever SoCon tournament championship.

2018 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (1st title)
Winning coachSusie Gardner (1st title)
TelevisionESPN3
2017–18 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Mercer140 1.000  303  .909
East Tennessee State113 .786  2013  .606
Chattanooga86 .571  1713  .567
Furman77 .500  1814  .563
Samford68 .429  1516  .484
UNC Greensboro68 .429  1318  .419
Wofford311 .214  1020  .333
Western Carolina113 .071  525  .167
2018 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018; 

Seeds

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

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Mercer 14–0 27–2
#2 ETSU 11–3 18–11
#3 Chattanooga 8–6 17–11
#4 Furman 7–7 17–12
#5 Samford 6–8 14–15 2–0 vs. UNCG
#6 UNCG 6–8 12–17
#7 Wofford 3–11 10–19
#8 Western Carolina 1–13 5–24

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1
1
1
11 AM
#1 Mercer vs. #8 Western Carolina
ESPN3
2
1:15 PM
#4 Furman vs. #5 Samford
2
3
3:30 PM
#2 ETSU vs. #7 Wofford
4
5:45 PM
#3 Chattanooga vs. #6 UNCG
Semifinals – Friday, March 2
3
5
11:00 AM
#1 Mercer vs. #5 Samford
ESPN3
6
1:15 PM
#2 ETSU vs. #6 UNCG
Championship Game – Sunday, March 4
4
7
Noon
#1 Mercer vs. #2 ETSU
ESPN3
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1, 2018
ESPN3
Semifinals
Friday, March 2, 2018
ESPN3
Championship Game
Sunday, March 4, 2018
ESPN3
         
1 Mercer 75
8 Western Carolina 44
1 Mercer 81
5 Samford 44
4 Furman 48
5 Samford 59
1 Mercer 68
2 ETSU 53
2 ETSU 78
7 Wofford 64
2 ETSU 54
6 UNCG 52
3 Chattanooga 66
6 UNCG 70

See also

References

  1. "2018 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Bracket Set". Southern Conference. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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