2017 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament

2017 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, Virginia
ChampionsUNC Asheville (3rd title)
Winning coachBrenda Mock Kirkpatrick (2nd title)
MVPSonora Dengokl (UNC Asheville)
Attendance3,599
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Campbell 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
High Point 13 5   .722 15 14   .517
Liberty 12 6   .667 11 16   .407
Charleston Southern 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Presbyterian 10 8   .556 12 17   .414
UNC Asheville 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Gardner-Webb 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Winthrop 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
Longwood 1 17   .056 4 25   .138
2017 Big South tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Big South women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place March 9–12, 2017, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. All rounds after 1st were broadcast on ESPN3, 1st Round on Big South Network. UNC Asheville won their 3rd Big South tournament title and earned an automatic big to the NCAA women's tournament.

Format

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All 10 teams were eligible for the tournament.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Radford 14-4 22-7
2 Campbell 13-5 21-8 2-0 vs. High Point
3 High Point 13-5 15-14
4 Liberty 12-6 13-17
5 Charleston Southern 11-7 18-12
6 Presbyterian 10-8 12-17
7 UNC Asheville 9-9 16-14
8 Gardner-Webb 6-12 12-19
9 Winthrop 1-17 2-29 (at least by RPI rankings)
10 Longwood 1-17 4-26
‡ – Big South regular season champion.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Thursday, March 9
1 1 6:00 pm #8 Gardner-Webb vs. #9 Winthrop BSN 621
2 8:00 pm #7 UNC Asheville vs. #10 Longwood
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 10
2 3 12:00 pm #1 Radford vs. #8 Gardner-Webb ESPN3 852
4 2:00 pm #4 Liberty vs. #5 Charleston Southern
3 5 6:00 pm #2 Campbell vs. #7 UNC-Asheville 640
6 8:00 pm #3 High Point vs. #6 Presbyterian
Semifinals - Saturday, March 11
4 7 2:00 pm #1 Radford vs #5 Charleston Southern ESPN3 692
8 4:00 pm #7 UNC Asheville vs #6 Presbyterian
Championship Game - Sunday, March 12
5 9 4:00 pm #1 Radford vs. #7 UNC Asheville ESPN3 794

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 9, 2017
Quarterfinals
March 10, 2017
Semifinals
March 11, 2017
Championship
March 12, 2017
            
1 Radford 54
8 Gardner-Webb 51
8 Gardner-Webb 82
9 Winthrop 43
1 Radford 53
5 Charleston Southern 50
4 Liberty 50
5 Charleston Southern 52
1 Radford 48
7 UNC Asheville 49
2 Campbell 55
7 UNC Asheville 64
7 UNC Asheville 65
10 Longwood 59
7 UNC Asheville 56
6 Presbyterian 55
3 High Point 48
6 Presbyterian 55

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 Big South Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved March 7, 2016.