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2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament

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2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (4th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (4th title)
MVPChina Dow (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stetson 13 1   .929 26 7   .788
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Kennesaw State 8 6   .571 10 20   .333
NJIT 4 10   .286 11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 6 24   .200
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll


The 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 31st edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 3, 8 and 12, 2017 in several arenas. Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament and received an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

Format

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The ASUN Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[1]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Stetson 13–1 24–5
2 Florida Gulf Coast 12–2 23–8
3 Jacksonville 11–3 22–7
4 Kennesaw State 8–6 9–19
5 NJIT 4–10 11–18
6 Lipscomb 3–11 6–23 2-0 vs. North Florida
7 North Florida 3–11 10–19 0-2 vs. Lipscomb
8 USC Upstate 2–12 9–20
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
1 #8 USC Upstate at #1 Stetson 7 pm WatchESPN 640
2 #5 NJIT at #4 Kennesaw State 7 pm 983
3 #7 North Florida #2 at Florida Gulf Coast 7 pm 1,039
4 #6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville 7 pm 603
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
5 #4 Kennesaw State at #1 Stetson 7 pm WatchESPN 688
6 #3 Jacksonville at #2 Florida Gulf Coast 7 pm 1,203
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7 #2 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 Stetson 3 pm WatchESPN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
WatchESPN
Semifinals
March 8
WatchESPN
Championship
March 12
WatchESPN
         
1 Stetson '70
8 USC Upstate 49
1 Stetson 78
4 Kennesaw State 48
4 Kennesaw State '62
5 NJIT 60
1 Stetson 70
2 Florida Gulf Coast 77
3 Jacksonville 91
6 Lipscomb 64
2 Florida Gulf Coast 68
3 Jacksonville 64
2 Florida Gulf Coast 59
7 North Florida 42

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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