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
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2018 →
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stetson131 .929267 .788
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857269 .743
Jacksonville113 .786239 .719
Kennesaw State86 .5711020 .333
NJIT410 .2861119 .367
North Florida311 .2141020 .333
Lipscomb311 .214624 .200
USC Upstate212 .143921 .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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SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Stetson13–124–5
2Florida Gulf Coast12–223–8
3Jacksonville11–322–7
4Kennesaw State8–69–19
5NJIT4–1011–18
6Lipscomb3–116–232-0 vs. North Florida
7North Florida3–1110–190-2 vs. Lipscomb
8USC Upstate2–129–20
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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GameMatchup#Time*TelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
1#8 USC Upstate at #1 Stetson7 pmWatchESPN640
2#5 NJIT at #4 Kennesaw State7 pm983
3#7 North Florida #2 at Florida Gulf Coast7 pm1,039
4#6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville7 pm603
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
5#4 Kennesaw State at #1 Stetson7 pmWatchESPN688
6#3 Jacksonville at #2 Florida Gulf Coast7 pm1,203
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7#2 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 Stetson3 pmWatchESPN
*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
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1Stetson'70
8USC Upstate49
1Stetson78
4Kennesaw State48
4Kennesaw State'62
5NJIT60
1Stetson70
2Florida Gulf Coast77
3Jacksonville91
6Lipscomb64
2Florida Gulf Coast68
3Jacksonville64
2Florida Gulf Coast59
7North Florida42

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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