2020 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2020 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 5–8, 2020, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Samford won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2020 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsSamford (3rd title)
Winning coachCarley Kuhns (1st title)
TelevisionNexstar, ESPN+
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Samford† 10 4   .714 15 14   .517
Chattanooga 10 4   .714 11 17   .393
Furman 8 6   .571 12 11   .522
Wofford 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
East Tennessee State 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Mercer 4 10   .286 7 22   .241
Western Carolina 2 12   .143 5 24   .172
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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

Seed School Conf Overall
#1 Samford 10-4 16-14
#2 Chattanooga 10-4 11-17
#3 UNC-Greensboro 10-4 21-8
#4 Furman 8–6 18-11
#5 Wofford 8-6 15-14
#6 ETSU 4-10 9-20
#7 Mercer 4-10 7-22
#8 Western Carolina 2-12 5-25

Schedule

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

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
1 1 11 AM #1 Samford 77 vs. #8 Western Carolina 62 ESPN+
2 1:15 PM #4 Furman 68 vs. #5 Wofford 54
2 3 3:30 PM #2 Chattanooga 55 vs. #7 Mercer 63
4 5:45 PM #3 UNC Greensboro 57 vs. #6 ETSU 47
Semifinals – Friday, March 6
3 5 11 AM #1 Samford 75 vs. #4 Furman 45 ESPN+
6 1:15 PM #7 Mercer 73 vs. #3 UNCG 75
Championship Game – Sunday, March 8
4 7 Noon #1 Samford 59 vs. #3 UNC Greensboro 54 Nexstar
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5, 2020
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 6, 2020
ESPN+
Championship game
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Nexstar
         
1 Samford 77
8 Western Carolina 62
1 Samford 75
4 Furman 45
4 Furman 68
5 Wofford 54
1 Samford 59
3 UNC Greensboro 54
2 Chattanooga 55
7 Mercer 63
7 Mercer 73
3 UNC Greensboro 75
3 UNC Greensboro 57
6 ETSU 47

See also

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References

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