| Year: | 2017 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | U.S. Cellular Center |
| City: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions: | Chattanooga |
| Titlecount: | 18th |
| Coach: | Jim Foster |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Jasmine Joyner |
| Mvpteam: | Chattanooga |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 2 and Sunday, March 5 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1]
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 12–2 | 20–10 | 2–0 vs. Mercer | |
| 12–2 | 25–5 | 0–2 vs. Chattanooga | ||
| East Tennessee State | 8–6 | 16–14 | ||
| 7–7 | 17–14 | 1–1 vs. Fur, 1–1 vs. ETSU | ||
| 7–7 | 14–17 | 1–1 vs. UNCG, 0–2 vs. ETSU | ||
| 4–10 | 12–19 | |||
| 3–11 | 13–17 | 1–1 vs. WCU, 1–1 vs. ETSU | ||
| 3–11 | 8–22 | 1–1 vs. Woff, 0–2 vs. ETSU |
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 AM |
| ESPN3 | 3,193 | |
| 2 | 1:45 PM |
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| 2 | 3 | 4:00 PM |
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| 4 | 6:15 PM |
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| Semifinals – Friday, March 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00 AM |
| ESPN3 | 3,329 | |
| 6 | 1:15 PM |
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| Championship Game – Sunday, March 5 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 PM |
| ESPN3 | ||
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