# 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 8–11, 2018 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds and regular season standings

Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart displays the records and standings of all the teams, providing an explanation for teams that advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record (end of regular season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | ‡* Lamar | 17–1 | 22–6 | Southland Conference regular season champions |
| 2. | * Stephen F. Austin | 15–2 | 24–5 | 2nd Place, regular season |
| 3. | # Central Arkansas | 14–4 | 21–8 | 3rd Place, regular season |
| 4. | # Nicholls State | 11–7 | 16–13 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6. Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, No. 4 seed |
| 5. | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–7 | 18–11 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is No. 6. Two way tie-breaker: NIC was 2–0 vs. UNO. A&MCC was 1–1. NIC gets advantage, A&MCC. 5 seed |
| 6. | New Orleans | 11–7 | 15–14 | Group record: NIC was 2–1, A&MCC was 2–1, UNO was 1–3. UNO is removed. UNO No. 6 |
| 7. | Abilene Christian | 9–9 | 15–13 | 7th place, regular season |
| 8. | McNeese State | 8–10 | 12–17 | 8th place, regular season |
| ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 8 |||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. #8 McNeese State | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | #6 New Orleans vs. #7 Abilene Christian | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9 |||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | #4 Nicholls State vs. #5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | #3 Central Arkansas vs. #7 Abilene Christian | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 |||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm | #1 Lamar vs. #4 Nicholls State | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 6 | 3:30 pm | #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Central Arkansas | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #4 Nicholls State vs. #2 Stephen F. Austin | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 CBSSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 CBSSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 CBSSN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Lamar | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Nicholls State | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nicholls State | 61 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 75 | 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | McNeese State | 52 | | | | | | | 4 | Nicholls State | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 65 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Central Arkansas | 60 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Central Arkansas | 53 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 88 | 7 | Abilene Christian | 41 | | | | | | |
| 6 | New Orleans | 66 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors

Source: Tournament MVP: Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls All-Tournament Team:
   * Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls
   * Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin
   * Chanell Hayes, Stephen F. Austin
   * Tykeria Williams, Nicholls
   * Imani Johnson, Stephen F. Austin