2020 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament

2020 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
#1 and #2 seeds
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Highest remaining seed
(championship)
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 16 – 4   .800 21 – 8   .724
Radford 15 – 5   .750 17 – 12   .586
Hampton 14 – 6   .700 18 – 11   .621
High Point 14 – 6   .700 16 – 13   .552
Gardner-Webb 13 – 7   .650 18 – 11   .621
UNC Asheville 9 – 11   .450 15 – 14   .517
Longwood 8 – 12   .400 12 – 17   .414
Winthrop 8 – 12   .400 11 – 18   .379
Presbyterian 7 – 13   .350 11 – 18   .379
USC Upstate 4 – 16   .200 9 – 20   .310
Charleston Southern 2 – 18   .100 4 – 25   .138
† 2020 Big South tournament winner
As of December 20, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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]

Sites

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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

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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.[2]

Schedule

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Seedings for 2020 Hercules Tires Women's Basketball Championship Determined". bigsouthsports.com.
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