The 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 13–16, 2014 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, the Northwestern State Lady Demons, received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
| 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2013–14 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Merrell Center Katy, Texas |
| Champions | Northwestern State |
| MVP | Trudy Armstead (Northwestern State) |
| Television | SLC Digital/ESPN3/CBSSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-CC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian* | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word* | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans** | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 0 | – | 29 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2014 Southland tournament winner As of March 22, 2014 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties Rankings from AP poll[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds & Regular Season Standings
editOnly the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney finished in the top 8, their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the first year of a 4-year transition from Division II to Division I.[3][4] They won't be eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. New Orleans was ineligible due to low APR scores.[5] This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. This was the final season Oral Roberts was part of the Southland field. They returned to the Summit League for the 2014-15 athletic season.[6][7]
| 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1. | Lamar | 13–5 | 18–11 | 1–0 vs. Central Arkansas | ||
| 2. | Stephen F. Austin | 13–5 | 19–11 | 1–1 vs. Central Arkansas | ||
| 3. | Central Arkansas | 12–6 | 18–11 | |||
| 4. | Northwestern State | 11–7 | 18–12 | 2–0 vs. Nich & A&M-CC | ||
| 5. | Nicholls State | 11–7 | 16–13 | 2–1 vs. NW St & A&M-CC | ||
| 6. | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 11–7 | 18–11 | 1–2 vs. NW St & Nich | ||
| 7. | Abilene Christian | 8–6 | 18–12 | D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
| 8. | McNeese State | 10–8 | 17–12 | |||
| 9. | Oral Roberts | 8–10 | 9–19 | 2–1 vs. SHSU & HBU | ||
| 10. | Houston Baptist | 8–10 | 12–17 | 1–1 vs. ORU & SHSU | ||
| 11. | Sam Houston State | 8–10 | 13–16 | 1–2 vs. ORU & HBU | ||
| 12. | Southeastern Louisiana | 7–11 | 8–22 | |||
| 13. | Incarnate Word | 2–12 | 8–19 | D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
| 14. | New Orleans | 0–18 | 0–29 | Low APR, ineligible for NCAA Tourney | ||
Bracket
edit| First round Thursday, March 13 SLC Digital | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 SLC Digital | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 16 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nicholls State | 77 | 5 | Nicholls State | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oral Roberts | 66 | 4 | Northwestern State | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | McNeese State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 73 | 7 | McNeese State | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | McNeese State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ Richards, Joey (August 20, 2012). "Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership". Abilene Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Incarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1". NCAA.com. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "NCAA report card: All Pitt teams pass". University of Pittsburgh University Times. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Oral Roberts will Return to Summit League in 2014". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Oral Roberts will return to Summit League in 2014". prestosports. Retrieved October 23, 2012.