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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
#1 and #2 seeds
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Highest remaining seed
(championship)
ChampionsRadford (10th title)
Winning coachMike McGuire (1st title)
2018–19 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Radford †17–1 .944  26–6  .813
High Point15–3 .833  22–8  .733
Hampton12–6 .667  16–14  .533
UNC Asheville11–7 .611  17–13  .567
Campbell10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Gardner-Webb10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charleston Southern9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Winthrop6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Presbyterian4–14 .222  7–24  .226
USC Upstate3–15 .167  7–23  .233
Longwood2–16 .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
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
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+
                                     
       
  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  

See also

References
  1. Sports, P. M. N. (2019-03-17). "Radford women win 1st Big South tournament since 1996 | National Post". Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. "Big South Conference - 2019 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com.
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