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2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

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2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsSoutheastern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachAyla Guzzardo (1st title)
MVPHailey Giaratano (Southeastern Louisiana)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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The 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball championship for the Southland Conference. The tournament took place March 6–9, 2023.[1][2] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
McNeese 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
New Orleans 7 11   .389 8 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Nicholls 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023


Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie-breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on the day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[3]

Seed[4] School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Southeastern Louisiana 14–4 2-0 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–4 0-2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
3 Lamar 12–6
4 Incarnate Word 10–8 1-1 vs. Texas A&M–Commerce; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 10–8 1-1 vs. Incarnate Word; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
6 McNeese 8–10
7 New Orleans 7–11 1-1 vs. Northwestern State; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
8 Northwestern State 7–11 1-1 vs. New Orleans; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 6, 2023
1 1 11:00 am No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 Northwestern State 79–66 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm No. 6 McNeese vs. No. 7 New Orleans 87–82OT
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
2 3 11:00 am No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 62–65 ESPN+
4 1:30 pm No. 3 Lamar vs. No. 6 McNeese 80–75OT
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9, 2023
3 5 11:00 am No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 5 Texas A&M-Commerce 60–58OT ESPN+
6 1:30 pm No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Lamar 53–65
Championship – Thursday, March 9, 2023
4 7 4:00 pm No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Lamar 66–57 ESPNU
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 6
ESPN+
Second round
Tuesday, March 7
ESPN+
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN+
Championship
Thursday, March 9
ESPNU
1 Southeastern Louisiana 60*
5 Texas A&M-Commerce 58
4 Incarnate Word 62
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 79 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 65
8 Northwestern State 66 1 Southeastern Louisiana 66
3 Lamar 57
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 53
3 Lamar 65
3 Lamar 80*
6 McNeese 87* 6 McNeese 75
7 New Orleans 82

* denotes number of overtime periods

Awards and honors

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2023 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team[5]
  • Haley Giaratano, Southeastern Louisiana (MVP)
  • Taylor Bell, Southeastern Louisiana
  • Akasha Davis, Lamar
  • Portia Adams, Lamar
  • DesiRay Kernal, Texas A&M–Commerce


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Morin (February 24, 2023). "When do NCAA basketball conference tournaments start? College hoops dates to know". 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Basketball Championships pres. by Louisiana Travel". www.southland.org. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Basketball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Southland Women's Basketball Standings".
  5. ^ "Let's Dance! Second-Half Surge Sends SLU to First-Ever NCAA Tournament Berth". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.