| Year: | 2020 |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Campus sites (first round) #1 and #2 seeds (quarterfinals and semifinals) Highest remaining seed (championship) |
The 2020 Big South women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that ended the 2019–20 season of the Big South Conference. It was scheduled be held from March 10 through March 15, 2020, at various campus sites. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
The first round will be played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at #1 and #2 seeds. The championship game will be held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed.
All 11 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. The top five teams will receive a first-round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell‡ | 16–4 | 21–8 | |
| 2 | Radford | 15–5 | 17–12 | |
| 3 | High Point | 14–6 | 16–13 | 2–0 vs. Hampton |
| 4 | Hampton | 14–6 | 18–11 | |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb | 13–7 | 18–11 | |
| 6 | UNC Asheville | 9–11 | 15–14 | |
| 7 | Winthrop | 8–12 | 11–18 | 2–0 vs. Longwood |
| 8 | Longwood | 8–12 | 12–17 | |
| 9 | Presbyterian | 7–13 | 11–18 | |
| 10 | USC Upstate | 4–16 | 9–20 | |
| 11 | Charleston-Southern | 2–18 | 4–25 | |
| ‡ – Big South regular season champion. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.[2] | ||||
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Tuesday, March 10 Campus sites | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian 82 at No. 8 Longwood 73 | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 | No. 10 USC Upstate 60 at No. 7 Winthrop 57 | ||||
| 3 | No. 11 Charleston-Southern 46 at No. 6 UNC Asheville 82 | ||||
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 12 at #1 and #2 seeds | |||||
| 4 | cancelled | No. 9 Presbyterian vs. No. 1 Campbell | ESPN3 | N/A | |
| 5 | No. 5 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 4 Hampton | ||||
| 6 | No. 10 USC Upstate vs. No. 2 Radford | ||||
| 7 | No. 6 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 High Point | ||||
| Semifinals - Friday, March 13 at #1 and #2 seeds | |||||
| 8 | cancelled | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4 | ESPN+ | N/A | |
| 9 | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6 | ||||
| Championship - Sunday, March 15 at Highest Remaining Seed | |||||
| 10 | cancelled | Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8 | ESPN+ | N/A | |
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