2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament


The 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 31st edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 3, 8 and 12, 2017 in several arenas. Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament and received an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (4th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (4th title)
MVPChina Dow (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 6   .571 10 20   .333
NJIT 4 10   .286 11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 6 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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The ASUN Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[1]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Stetson 13–1 24–5
2 Florida Gulf Coast 12–2 23–8
3 Jacksonville 11–3 22–7
4 Kennesaw State 8–6 9–19
5 NJIT 4–10 11–18
6 Lipscomb 3–11 6–23 2-0 vs. North Florida
7 North Florida 3–11 10–19 0-2 vs. Lipscomb
8 USC Upstate 2–12 9–20
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
1 #8 USC Upstate at #1 Stetson 7 pm WatchESPN 640
2 #5 NJIT at #4 Kennesaw State 7 pm 983
3 #7 North Florida #2 at Florida Gulf Coast 7 pm 1,039
4 #6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville 7 pm 603
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
5 #4 Kennesaw State at #1 Stetson 7 pm WatchESPN 688
6 #3 Jacksonville at #2 Florida Gulf Coast 7 pm 1,203
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7 #2 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 Stetson 3 pm WatchESPN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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[2]

Quarterfinals
March 3
WatchESPN
Semifinals
March 8
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Championship
March 12
WatchESPN
         
1 Stetson '70
8 USC Upstate 49
1 Stetson 78
4 Kennesaw State 48
4 Kennesaw State '62
5 NJIT 60
1 Stetson 70
2 Florida Gulf Coast 77
3 Jacksonville 91
6 Lipscomb 64
2 Florida Gulf Coast 68
3 Jacksonville 64
2 Florida Gulf Coast 59
7 North Florida 42

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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