2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament
| 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | campus sites |
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Karl Smesko (4th title) |
| MVP | China Dow (Florida Gulf Coast) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Format
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Quarterfinals March 3 WatchESPN | Semifinals March 8 WatchESPN | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2016.