2022 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
The 2022 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference (SoCon) for the 2021–22 season. All tournaments games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 3 to 6, 2022. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
| 2022 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Television | Nexstar, ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mercer | 13–1 | 20–6 | |
| #2 | Wofford | 11–3 | 16–12 | |
| #3 | Furman | 10–4 | 17–13 | |
| #4 | Samford | 7–7 | 12–16 | |
| #5 | UNC Greensboro | 5–9 | 9–18 | 3–1 vs. Chattanooga & East Tennessee State |
| #6 | Chattanooga | 5–9 | 7–22 | 2–2 vs. UNC Greensboro & East Tennessee State |
| #7 | East Tennessee State | 5–9 | 6–21 | 1–3 vs. UNC Greensboro & Chattanooga |
| #8 | Western Carolina | 0–14 | 7–22 |
Schedule
All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship is televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
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| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Noon | No. 1 Mercer 85 vs. No. 8 Western Carolina 46 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 2:15 PM | No. 4 Samford 59 vs. No. 5 UNCG 40 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 PM | No. 2 Wofford vs. #7 ETSU | |||
| 4 | 7:15 PM | No. 3 Furman vs. No. 6 Chattanooga | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | Noon | No. 1 Mercer 65vs. No. 4 Samford 35 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 2:15 PM | No. 2 Wofford 59 vs. No. 3 Furman 64 | ||||
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | Noon | No. 1 Mercer 73 vs. No. 3 Furman 54 | ESPN+/Nexstar | ||
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
- All times are Eastern.[1]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 4, 2022 ESPN+ | Championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022 ESPN+/Nexstar | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Western Carolina | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Samford | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Samford | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNCG | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wofford | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | ETSU | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wofford | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 70* | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 63 | ||||||||||||
References
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