2023 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

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2023 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (19th title)
Winning coachShawn Poppie (1st title)
MVPRaven Thompson (Chattanooga)
TelevisionNexstar, ESPN+
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2022–23 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wofford 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Chattanooga 9 5   .643 20 13   .606
East Tennessee State 9 5   .643 26 10   .722
Mercer 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
UNC Greensboro 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
Samford 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Furman 3 11   .214 11 19   .367
Western Carolina 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2023 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

The 2023 Southern Conference women's Basketball tournament was held March 2–5, 2023, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Chattanooga earned an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1]

Seeds[edit]

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker(s)
#1 Wofford 10–4 20–8
#2 Chattanooga 9–5 17–12 2–0 vs. East Tennessee State
#3 East Tennessee State 9–5 22–8 0–2 vs. Chattanooga
#4 UNC Greensboro 8–6 15–13 1–1 vs. Mercer
1–1 vs. Wofford
#5 Mercer 8–6 12–15 1–1 vs. UNC Greensboro
0–2 vs. Wofford
#6 Samford 7–7 13–16
#7 Furman 3–11 11–18
#8 Western Carolina 2–12 9–20

Schedule[edit]

All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship will be televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
1 1 11:00 AM No. 1 Wofford 71 vs. No. 8 Western Carolina 56 ESPN+
2 1:15 PM No. 4 UNC Greensboro 63 vs. No. 5 Mercer 59 OT
2 3 3:30 PM No. 2 Chattanooga 63 vs. No. 7 Furman 52
4 5:45 PM No. 3 East Tennessee State 63 vs. No. 6 Samford 47
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
3 5 11:00 AM No. 1 Wofford 68 vs. No. 4 UNC Greensboro 63 ESPN+
6 1:15 PM No. 2 Chattanooga 69 vs. No. 3 East Tennessee State 40
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
4 7 Noon No. 1 Wofford 53 vs. No. 2 Chattanooga 63 Nexstar
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[edit]

  • All times are Eastern.[2]
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2, 2023
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 3, 2023
ESPN+
Championship Game
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Nexstar
         
1 Wofford 71
8 Western Carolina 56
1 Wofford 68
4 UNC Greensboro 63
4 UNC Greensboro 63*
5 Mercer 59
1 Wofford 53
2 Chattanooga 63
2 Chattanooga 63
7 Furman 52
2 Chattanooga 69
3 East Tennessee State 40
3 East Tennessee State 63
6 Samford 47

* denotes overtime period

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