Seeding Scenarios Announced for Women’s Basketball Tournament
Southland Conference
Tie-breaker Procedures
FRISCO, Texas – The women’s field for the 2014 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament is set entering the final Saturday of the regular season. All eight teams have qualified for the event which will be held March 13-16 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
Central Arkansas (12-5) and Stephen F. Austin (12-5) will square off Saturday for at least a share of the regular-season title. The Sugar Bears won the first game of the series but the Ladyjacks are riding a five-game winning streak while UCA has lost its last two. With a win, SFA will claim its 16th conference title while UCA is in search of its second title in three years. UCA can claim the tournament’s top seed with a win or a No. 3 or No. 4 with a loss. SFA’s seed possibilities range in the top four, depending on Saturday’s results.
Lamar (12-5) can earn a share of the regular-season title with a win Saturday against Southeastern Louisiana (7-10). The Lady Cardinals won its only regular-season crown in 2010 when it shared the honors with SFA. Lamar is guaranteed no worse than a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, which means it has earned byes to the semifinal round.
The only spot in the tournament that is locked up is the No. 8 seed. That belongs to defending champion Oral Roberts (8-9), which is in the field for the second time. The Golden Eagles hold every tie-breaker advantage over the teams that are within a game of then. The Golden Eagles visit Northwestern State (10-7) on Saturday. The Lady Demons can either finish as the No. 4, 5, 6 or 7 seed.
The remaining seeds will be decided Saturday. The top two seeds receive a bye into the tournament semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive only a first-round bye.
Nicholls (11-6) enters the weekend as the No. 4 seed, but could finish as high as the No. 3 and low as the No. 5 seed. The Colonels travels to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10-7) on Saturday at noon. The Islanders, which have won their last seven games, will either be the fifth, sixth or seventh seed.
McNeese State (10-7), which travels to Houston Baptist (7-10) on Saturday at 3 p.m., will be either No. 5, 6 or 7 seed, depending on Saturday’s results.
Houston Baptist, Southeastern Louisiana and Sam Houston State have been eliminated from consideration, while Abilene Christian, UIW and New Orleans were not eligible for this year’s tournament.
This is the seventh year for the tournament to be played at the Merrell Center in Katy. It gets underway Thursday with a pair of games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., CT. The championship is March 16 at noon and it will be televised on CBS Sports Network. All-session ticket booklets are on sale now at Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com and all Southland Conference institutions. Single-session tickets go on sale Monday.
13-5 (Alone): UCA will be the No. 1 seed
13-5 (Alone): SFA will be the No. 1 seed
13-5: UCA and LU
Team’s only played once; not an initial tie-breaker
Record vs. Highest Positioned Common Opponent that both played twice:
1. Record vs. SFA: UCA was 2-0; Lamar was 1-1
UCA will be the No. 1 Seed
LU will be the No. 2 Seed
13-5: SFA and LU
Split their two games during season
Record Vs. Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. NSU: Both were 1-1
2. Vs. SHSU: Both were 2-0
Record vs. Highest-Positioned Team(s), regardless of number of games played:
1. Vs. UCA at 12-6 Alone: Lamar was 1-0; SFA was 1-1
Lamar will be the No. 1 Seed
SFA will be the No. 2 Seed
Record vs. Highest-Positioned Team(s), regardless of number of games played:
1. Vs. both UCA and NIC tied at 12-6: Lamar was 2-0; SFA was 1-2.
Lamar will be the No. 1 Seed
SFA will be the No. 2 Seed
12-6 (Alone): UCA will be the No. 3 seed
12-6 (Alone): SFA will the No. 3 seed
12-6: UCA, LU, NIC
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break three-way tie
No other common opponent(s) that all three played twice
Vs. the tied teams: Lamar was 2-0; NIC was 1-1; UCA was 0-2
Lamar will be the No. 2 seed
NIC will be the No. 3 seed
UCA will be the No. 4 seed
12-6: SFA, LU, NIC
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break three-way tie
No other common opponent(s) that all three played twice
Vs. the tied teams: Lamar was 2-1; NIC was 1-1; SFA was 1-2
Lamar will be the No. 2 Seed
NIC will be the No. 3 Seed
SFA will be the No. 4 Seed
12-6: UCA and LU
Teams only played once; not an initial tie-breaker
Vs. Highest-Ranking Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. SFA: Lamar was 1-1; UCA was 1-1
2. Vs. NSU: Lamar was 1-1; UCA was 1-1
Now look at one game played against each other: Lamar won.
Lamar will be the No. 2 Seed
UCA will be the No. 3 Seed
12-6: SFA and LU
Split their two games during season
Vs. Highest-Ranking Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. NSU: Lamar was 1-1; SFA was 1-1
2. Vs. SHSU: Lamar was 2-0; SFA was 2-0
Record Vs. Highest-Positioned Team(s), regardless of number of games played:
1. Vs. UCA: Lamar was 1-0; SFA was 0-2
Lamar will be the No. 2 Seed
SFA will be the No. 3 Seed
12-6: UCA and NIC
Teams only played once; not an initial tie-breaker
Vs. Highest-Ranking Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. A&M-CC: NIC was 2-0; UCA was 1-1
NIC will be the No. 3 Seed
UCA will be the No. 4 Seed
12-6: SFA and NIC
Teams only played once; not an initial tie-breaker
No common opponents that both played twice; cannot break tie
Now look at one game played against each other: NIC won.
NIC will be the No. 3 Seed
SFA will be the No. 4 Seed
11-7: NIC, McN, NW and A&M-CC
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break four-way tie
No common opponents that all four played twice; cannot break tie
Record vs. the tied teams: NW was 2-1; NIC was 3-2; McN was 2-3; A&M-CC was 2-3
NW will be the No. 4 Seed
NIC will be the No. 5 Seed
Reverting to the two-way tie-breaker, McN vs. A&M-CC:
Split their two games during season
Record vs. Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. NIC: A&M-CC was 1-1; McN was 0-2
A&M-CC will be the No. 6 Seed
McN will be the No. 7 Seed
11-7: NIC, A&M-CC and McN
DID play each other twice
Records vs. other tied teams: NIC was 3-1; A&M-CC was 2-2; McN was 1-3
NIC will be the No. 4 Seed
A&M-CC will be the No. 5 Seed
McN will be the No. 6 Seed
11-7: NIC, A&M-CC and NW
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break three-way tie
No common opponents that all three played twice; cannot break tie
Record vs. other tied teams: NW was 2-0; NIC was 1-2; A&M-CC was 1-2
NW will be the No. 4 Seed
Reverting to the two-way tie-breaker, NIC vs. A&M-CC:
Split their two games during season
Record vs. Highest-Ranked Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. McN: NIC was 2-0; A&M-CC was 1-1
NIC will be the No. 5 Seed
A&M-CC will be the No. 6 Seed
11-7: McN and NW
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break tie
No common opponents that both played twice; cannot break tie
Now look at one game played against each other: McN won.
McN will be the No. 5 Seed
NW will be the No. 6 Seed
11-7: NIC and A&M-CC
Split their two games during season
Record vs. Highest-Ranked Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. McN: NIC was 2-0; A&M-CC was 1-1
NIC will be the No. 4 Seed
A&M-CC will be the No. 5 Seed
10-8: McN, A&M-CC and NW
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break three-way tie
No common opponents that all three played twice; cannot break tie
Record vs. other tied teams: McN was 2-1; NW was 1-1; A&M-CC was 1-2
McN will be the No. 5 Seed
NW will be the No. 6 Seed
A&M-CC will be the No. 7 Seed
10-8: McN and A&M-CC
Split their two games during season
Record vs. Common Opponents that both played twice:
1. Vs. NIC: A&M-CC was 0-2; McN was 0-2
2. Vs. HBU: A&M-CC was 2-0; McN was 1-1
A&M-CC will be the No. 6 Seed
McN will be the No. 7 Seed
10-8: McN and NW
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break tie
No common opponents that both played twice; cannot break tie
Now look at one game played against each other: McN won.
McN will be the No. 6 Seed
NW will be the No. 7 Seed
10-8: A&M-CC and NW
Did not play each other twice; thus cannot initially break tie
Record vs. Highest Ranked Common Opponent that both played twice:
1. Vs. UCA: A&M-CC was 1-1; NW was 1-1
2. Vs. ORU: A&M-CC was 2-0; NW was 0-2
A&M-CC will be the No. 6 seed
NW will be the No. 7 seed
9-9 (Alone): ORU is the No. 8 seed.
8-10: ORU, SLU, HBU and SHSU
Teams did not all play each other twice
Teams do not have a common opponent they all played twice
Versus the tied teams: ORU was 3-1, HBU was 2-2, SHSU was 2-2, SLU was 1-3.
ORU is the No. 8 seed
HBU is eliminated
SHSU is eliminated
SLU is eliminated
8-10: ORU, SLU and HBU
Teams did not all play each other twice
Teams do not have a common opponent they all played twice
Versus the tied teams: ORU was 2-1, SLU was 1-1, HBU was 1-2.
ORU is the No. 8 seed
SLU is eliminated
HBU is eliminated
8-10: ORU, SLU and SHSU
Teams did not all play each other twice
Teams do not have a common opponent they played twice
Versus the tied teams: ORU was 2-0, SHSU was 2-1, SLU was 0-3
ORU is the No. 8 seed
SHSU is eliminated
SLU is eliminated
8-10: ORU, HBU and SHSU
Teams did not all play each other twice
Teams do not have a common opponent they all played twice
Versus the tied teams: ORU was 2-1, HBU was 2-1, SHSU was 0-2
SHSU is eliminated
Reverting to the two-way tie-breaker, ORU vs. HBU:
Teams split their head-to-head games vs. each other.
Both teams played UCA twice: ORU was 1-1, HBU was 0-2
ORU is the No. 8 seed
HBU is eliminated
8-10: SLU, HBU and SHSU
All three eliminated since ORU is 9-9
8-10: ORU and SLU
Teams did not play each other twice
Teams do not have a common opponent they both played twice
ORU won the single game vs. SLU
ORU is the No. 8 seed
SLU is eliminated
8-10: ORU and HBU
Teams split their head-to-head games vs. each other.
Both teams played UCA twice: ORU was 1-1, HBU was 0-2
ORU is the No. 8 seed
HBU is eliminated
8-10: ORU and SHSU
Teams did not play each other twice
Both teams played SFA twice: ORU was 1-1, SHSU was 0-2
ORU is the No. 8 seed
SHSU is eliminated
UIW, ABILENE CHRISTIAN and NEW ORLEANS are ineligible for postseason consideration