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2018 CAA women's basketball tournament

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2018 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteDaskalakis Athletic Center
Philadelphia, PA
ChampionsElon (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlotte Smith (2nd title)
MVPShay Burnett (Elon)
TelevisionNBCSN, CAA.tv
CAA women's basketball tournaments
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2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
James Madison 16 2   .889 23 11   .676
Elon 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Delaware 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Northeastern 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
William & Mary 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Hofstra 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
UNC Wilmington 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Towson 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
College of Charleston 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2018 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is a postseason event that was held from March 7–10, 2018 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 ‡† Drexel 16–2 24–6 1–1 vs. JMU 1–1 vs. Elon, 14–0 vs. remainder of CAA RPI: 45
2 James Madison 16–2 20–9 1–1 vs. Drexel 1–1 vs. Elon, 14–0 vs. remainder of CAA RPI: 63
3 Elon 14–4 22–7
4 Northeastern 11–7 16–13 2–0 vs. UD
5 Delaware 11–7 18–11 0–2 vs. NE
6 William & Mary 7–11 16–13
7 Hofstra 5–13 11–18
8 UNCW 4–14 11–18 1–1 vs. Towson 1–1 vs. each of W&M, Hofstra, and Charleston; 0–10 vs. remainder of CAA RPI: 257
9 Towson 4–14 9–20 1–1 vs. UNCW 1–1 vs. each of W&M, Hofstra, and Charleston; 0–10 vs. remainder of CAA RPI: 270
10 College of Charleston 2–16 6–23
‡ – CAA regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Wednesday March 7, 2018
1 1 2:00 PM #9 Towson vs #8 UNCW CAA.tv
2 4:30 PM #10 Charleston vs #7 Hofstra CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 8, 2018
2 3 12:00 PM #8 UNCW vs #1 Drexel CAA.tv
4 2:30 PM #5 Delaware vs #4 Northeastern CAA.tv
3 5 5:00 PM #10 Charleston vs #2 James Madison CAA.tv
6 7:30 PM #6 William & Mary vs #3 Elon CAA.tv
Semifinals – Friday March 9, 2018
4 7 3:00 PM #1 Drexel vs #5 Delaware CAA.tv
8 5:30 PM #2 James Madison vs #3 Elon CAA.tv
Championship – Saturday March 10, 2018
5 9 1:00 PM #1 Drexel vs #3 Elon NBC Sports
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 7
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
CAA.tv
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
CAA.tv
Final
Saturday, March 10
NBC Sports
            
1 Drexel 71
8 UNCW 41
8 UNCW 58
9 Towson 47
1 Drexel 58
5 Delaware 53
4 Northeastern 50
5 Delaware 61
1 Drexel 45
3 Elon 57
2 James Madison 81
10 College of Charleston 66
7 Hofstra 72
10 College of Charleston 88
2 James Madison 53
3 Elon 76
3 Elon 67
6 William & Mary 50

See also

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References

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