2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament


The 2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 32nd edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 2, 7 and 11, 2018 in several arenas at campus sites.[1]

2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (5th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (5th title)
MVPChina Dow (Florida Gulf Coast)
Attendance9,221
TelevisionESPN3
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2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast131 .929315 .861
Jacksonville122 .857249 .727
Stetson86 .5711715 .531
Lipscomb77 .5001219 .387
USC Upstate68 .4291119 .367
North Florida59 .3571318 .419
Kennesaw State311 .214719 .269
NJIT212 .143426 .133
2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[2]

Seeds

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SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Florida Gulf Coast13–127–4
2Jacksonville12–222–7
3Stetson8–617–13
4Lipscomb7–711–18
5USC Upstate6–811–18
6North Florida5–912–17
7Kennesaw State3–117–18
8NJIT2–124–25
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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GameMatchup#Time*TelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
1No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast7:00 PMESPN32,006
2No. 5 USC Upstate at No. 4 Lipscomb8:00 PM401
3No. 6 North Florida at No. 3 Stetson7:00 PM437
4No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 2 Jacksonville7:00 PM379
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 7
5#4 Lipscomb at #1 Florida Gulf Coast7:00 PMESPN32,022
6#6 North Florida at #2 Jacksonville7:00 PM1,010
Championship – Sunday, March 11
7#2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast3:00 PMESPN32,966
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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[1]

Quarterfinals
March 2
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 7
ESPN3
Championship
March 11
ESPN3
         
1Florida Gulf Coast83
8NJIT62
1Florida Gulf Coast105
4Lipscomb55
4Lipscomb95
5USC Upstate53
1Florida Gulf Coast68
2Jacksonville58
3Stetson55
6North Florida63
6North Florida77
2Jacksonville83
2Jacksonville79
7Kennesaw State52

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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