The 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 8–11, 2018 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.
Seeds and regular season standings Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart displays the records and standings of all the teams, providing an explanation for teams that advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference recordOverall record (end of regular season)Tiebreaker 1.‡* Lamar17–122–6Southland Conference regular season champions2.* Stephen F. Austin15–224–52nd Place, regular season3.# Central Arkansas14–421–83rd Place, regular season4.# Nicholls State11–716–13Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6. Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, No. 4 seed5. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi11–718–11Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6. Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, A&MCC. 5 seed6. New Orleans11–715–14Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is removed. UNO No. 67. Abilene Christian9–915–137th place, regular season8. McNeese State8–1012–17 8th place, regular season‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule Source: SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television First round – Thursday, March 81111:00 am#5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 McNeese StateESPN321:30 pm#6 New Orleans vs. #7 Abilene Christian Quarterfinals – Friday, March 92311:00 am#4 Nicholls State vs. #5 Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiESPN341:30 pm#3 Central Arkansas vs. #7 Abilene Christian Semifinals – Saturday, March 10351:00 pm#1 Lamar vs. #4 Nicholls StateESPN363:30 pm#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Central Arkansas Championship – Sunday, March 114712:00 pm #4 Nicholls State vs. #2 Stephen F. AustinCBSSN *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Awards and honors Source: Tournament MVP: Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls All-Tournament Team:
Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin Chanell Hayes, Stephen F. Austin Tykeria Williams, Nicholls Imani Johnson, Stephen F. Austin
See also 2018 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2018 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page