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2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

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2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (20th title)
Winning coachShawn Poppie (2nd title)
MVPJada Guinn (Chattanooga)
TelevisionNexstar, ESPN+, ESPNU
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2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 13 1   .929 28 5   .848
UNC Greensboro 8 6   .571 21 12   .636
Wofford 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Mercer 8 6   .571 15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
Samford 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Furman 5 9   .357 15 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 13   .071 6 24   .200
2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024 Southern Conference women's Basketball tournament took place March 7-10, 2024, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Chattanooga earned an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1]

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker(s)
#1 Chattanooga 13–1 25–4
#2 UNC Greensboro 8–6 19–10 1–1 vs. Chattanooga
#3 Wofford 8–6 16–12 2–0 vs. ETSU
#4 Mercer 8–6 14–16 1–1 vs. ETSU
#5 East Tennessee State 7–7 18–11
#6 Samford 6–8 14–15
#7 Furman 5–9 15–15
#8 Western Carolina 1–13 6–23

Schedule

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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 Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
1 1 11:00 AM No. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 8 Western Carolina 64–43 ESPN+
2 1:15 PM No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 7 Furman 64–44
2 3 3:30 PM No. 3 Wofford vs. No. 6 Samford 66–45
4 5:45 PM No. 4 Mercer vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State 67–52
Semifinals – Friday, March 8
3 5 11:00 AM No. 1 Chattanooga vs No. 4 Mercer 66–55 ESPN+
6 1:15 PM No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs No. 3 Wofford 72–62
Championship Game – Sunday, March 10
4 7 Noon No. 1 Chattanooga vs No. 2 UNC Greensboro 69–60 ESPNU
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.[3]
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
ESPN+
Championship Game
Sunday, March 10
ESPNU
         
1 Chattanooga 64
8 Western Carolina 43
1 Chattanooga 66
4 Mercer 55
4 Mercer 67
5 East Tennessee State 52
1 Chattanooga 69
2 UNC Greensboro 60
2 UNC Greensboro 64
7 Furman 44
2 UNC Greensboro 72
3 Wofford 62
3 Wofford 66
6 Samford 45

* denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2024 SoCon Basketball Championships
  2. ^ "Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 2023 SoCon Basketball Championships Bracket