| Year: | 2018 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Merrell Center |
| City: | Katy, Texas |
| Champions: | Nicholls State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | DoBee Plaisance |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Cassidy Barrios |
| Mvpteam: | Nicholls State |
| Television: | ESPN3/CBSSN |
The 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 8–11, 2018 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.[1]
Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart displays the records and standings of all the teams, providing an explanation for teams that advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
| 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record (end of regular season) | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡* Lamar | 17–1 | 22–6 | Southland Conference regular season champions | ||
| 2. | 15–2 | 24–5 | 2nd Place, regular season | |||
| 3. | 14–4 | 21–8 | 3rd Place, regular season | |||
| 4. | 11–7 | 16–13 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6.Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, No. 4 seed | |||
| 5. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–7 | 18–11 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6.Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, A&MCC. 5 seed | ||
| 6. | New Orleans | 11–7 | 15–14 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is removed. UNO No. 6 | ||
| 7. | Abilene Christian | 9–9 | 15–13 | 7th place, regular season | ||
| 8. | McNeese State | 8–10 | 12–17 | 8th place, regular season | ||
| ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
Source:[2]
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 2 | 1:30 pm |
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| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 4 | 1:30 pm |
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| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 6 | 3:30 pm |
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| Championship – Sunday, March 11 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm |
| CBSSN | ||
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Source: Tournament MVP: Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls
All-Tournament Team: