2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, was scheduled to take place March 12–15, 2020 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.[1] The tournament was cancelled on March 12 just before the first game.[2] The winner of the tournament would have received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.[3]

2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsTournament cancelled
TelevisionESPN+/CBSSN
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2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 3   .850 23 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 4   .800 24 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 23 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 6   .700 19 10   .655
New Orleans 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Nicholls 10 10   .500 13 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 13 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
Lamar 6 14   .300 10 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
McNeese State 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds and regular season standings

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Only the top 8 teams qualified for the Southland Conference tournament. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.[4][5]

2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conference record Overall record
(end of regular season)
Tiebreaker
1. ‡* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 17–3 23–7
2. * Stephen F. Austin 16–4 23–6 2-0 vs AMCC
3. # Abilene Christian 16–4 24–5 0-2 vs. AMCC
4. # Sam Houston State 14–6 19–10
5. New Orleans 13–7 17–12
6. Nicholls 10–10 13–16
7. Incarnate Word 10–10 14–15
8. Southeastern Louisiana 9–11 12–17
‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.
* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Tournament cancelled

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 12
1 1 11:00 am #5 New Orleans vs. #8 Southeastern Louisiana ESPN+
2 1:30 pm #6 Nicholls vs. #7 Incarnate Word
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
2 3 11:00 am #4 Sam Houston State vs. Game 1 winner ESPN+
4 1:30 pm #3 Abilene Christian vs. Game 2 winner
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. Game 3 winner ESPN+
6 3:30 pm #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. Game 4 winner
Championship – Sunday, March 15
4 7 1:00 pm Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 winner CBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3]

Bracket

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Tournament cancelled

First round
Thursday, March 12
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN+
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
ESPN+
Championship Game
Sunday, March 15
CBSSN
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
4 Sam Houston State
5 New Orleans
8 Southeastern Louisiana  
 
2 Stephen F. Austin
3 Abilene Christian
7 Incarnate Word
6 Nicholls

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mitchell Northam (March 7, 2020). "2020 women's college basketball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto-bids". 2020 NCAA-TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "College Basketball Conference tournaments Cancelled in Light of Coronavirus Outbreak". Sports Illustrated. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2020 Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FINALIZED". Southland Conference. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "SEEDING SCENARIOS AHEAD OF SOUTHLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON FINALES". Southland Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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