2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:ASUN
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Arena:campus sites
Champions:Florida Gulf Coast
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Karl Smesko
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:China Dow
Mvpteam:Florida Gulf Coast
Television:ESPN3

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

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

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

GameMatchup#Time*TelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
1
  1. 8 USC Upstate at #1 Stetson
7 pmWatchESPN640
2
  1. 5 NJIT at #4 Kennesaw State
7 pm983
3
  1. 7 North Florida #2 at Florida Gulf Coast
7 pm1,039
4
  1. 6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville
7 pm603
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
5
  1. 4 Kennesaw State at #1 Stetson
7 pmWatchESPN688
6
  1. 3 Jacksonville at #2 Florida Gulf Coast
7 pm1,203
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7
  1. 2 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 Stetson
3 pmWatchESPN
  • Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championship Format. Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. 2 November 2016.
  2. Web site: 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket. Atlantic Sun. 3 November 2016.