2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament


The 2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 32nd edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 2, 7 and 11, 2018 in several arenas at campus sites.[1]

2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (5th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (5th title)
MVPChina Dow (Florida Gulf Coast)
Attendance9,221
TelevisionESPN3
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2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 13 1   .929 31 5   .861
Jacksonville 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Stetson 8 6   .571 17 15   .531
Lipscomb 7 7   .500 12 19   .387
USC Upstate 6 8   .429 11 19   .367
North Florida 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Kennesaw State 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
NJIT 2 12   .143 4 26   .133
2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[2]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 13–1 27–4
2 Jacksonville 12–2 22–7
3 Stetson 8–6 17–13
4 Lipscomb 7–7 11–18
5 USC Upstate 6–8 11–18
6 North Florida 5–9 12–17
7 Kennesaw State 3–11 7–18
8 NJIT 2–12 4–25
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
1 No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 PM ESPN3 2,006
2 No. 5 USC Upstate at No. 4 Lipscomb 8:00 PM 401
3 No. 6 North Florida at No. 3 Stetson 7:00 PM 437
4 No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 2 Jacksonville 7:00 PM 379
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 7
5 #4 Lipscomb at #1 Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 PM ESPN3 2,022
6 #6 North Florida at #2 Jacksonville 7:00 PM 1,010
Championship – Sunday, March 11
7 #2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast 3:00 PM ESPN3 2,966
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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[1]

Quarterfinals
March 2
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 7
ESPN3
Championship
March 11
ESPN3
         
1 Florida Gulf Coast 83
8 NJIT 62
1 Florida Gulf Coast 105
4 Lipscomb 55
4 Lipscomb 95
5 USC Upstate 53
1 Florida Gulf Coast 68
2 Jacksonville 58
3 Stetson 55
6 North Florida 63
6 North Florida 77
2 Jacksonville 83
2 Jacksonville 79
7 Kennesaw State 52

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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