2020 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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]

2020 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
#1 and #2 seeds
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Highest remaining seed
(championship)
2019–20 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Campbell16–4 .800  21–8  .724
Radford15–5 .750  17–12  .586
Hampton14–6 .700  18–11  .621
High Point14–6 .700  16–13  .552
Gardner-Webb13–7 .650  18–11  .621
UNC Asheville9–11 .450  15–14  .517
Longwood8–12 .400  12–17  .414
Winthrop8–12 .400  11–18  .379
Presbyterian7–13 .350  11–18  .379
USC Upstate4–16 .200  9–20  .310
Charleston Southern2–18 .100  4–25  .138
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Sites

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.

Seeds

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]

Schedule
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
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  First round
Tuesday, March 10
ESPN3		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
ESPN3		 Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN+		 Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPN+
                                     
       
  1 Campbell  
    9 Presbyterian  
8 Longwood 73
9 Presbyterian 82  
   
   
       
       
  4 Hampton
    5 Gardner–Webb  
     
       
 
 
       
       
  2 Radford
    10 SC Upstate  
7 Winthrop 57
10 USC Upstate 60  
 
   
       
       
  3 High Point
    6 UNC Asheville  
6 UNC Asheville 82
11 Charleston-Southern 46  

See also

References
  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "Seedings for 2020 Hercules Tires Women's Basketball Championship Determined". bigsouthsports.com.
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