The 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 11–14, 2015 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
Seeds & Regular Season Standings
Only 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 would fall to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the second year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1. They were not eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record (End of Regular Season)Tiebreaker 1.Stephen F. Austin‡* 16–2 23–62.Lamar* 14–4 17–12 3.Nicholls State# 13–5 17–124.Texas A&M–Corpus Christi# 12–6 16–135.McNeese State 11–7 17–126.Northwestern State 10–815–141–1 vs. Nicholls State7.Central Arkansas 10–8 17–13 0–2 vs. Nicholls State8.Abilene Christian 9–917–12 D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney9.Houston Baptist 6–12 12–17 10.New Orleans 6–12 8–19 Low APR, ineligible for NCAA Tourney11.Sam Houston State 5–13 6–22 12.Southeastern Louisiana 3–15 7–2213.Incarnate Word 2–16 5–24D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
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Schedule
SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television First round – Thursday, March 121111:00 am#5 McNeese State vs. #8 Houston BaptistSLC Digital21:30 pm#6 Northwestern State vs. #7 Central Arkansas Quarterfinals – Friday, March 132311:00 am#4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 Houston BaptistSLC Digital41:30 pm#3 Nicholls State vs. #6 Northwestern State Semifinals – Saturday, March 14351:00 pm#1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #8 Houston BaptistESPN363:30 pm#2 Lamar vs. #6 Northwestern StateESPN3 Championship – Sunday, March 154712:00 pm#6 Northwestern State vs #8 Houston BaptistCBSSN *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Game summaries
Awards and honors Source:
Tournament MVP: Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State
All-Tournament Teams:
Beatrice Attura – Northwestern State Janelle Perez – Northwestern State Porscha Rogers – Stephen F. Austin Erin McGarrachan – Houston Baptist Tayler Jefferson – Houston Baptist
See also 2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2015 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page