# 2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, was scheduled to take place March 12–15, 2020 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The tournament was cancelled on March 12 just before the first game. The winner of the tournament would have received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds and regular season standings

Only the top 8 teams qualified for the Southland Conference tournament. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
2020 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record (end of regular season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | ‡* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 17–3 | 23–7 | |
| 2. | * Stephen F. Austin | 16–4 | 23–6 | 2-0 vs AMCC |
| 3. | # Abilene Christian | 16–4 | 24–5 | 0-2 vs. AMCC |
| 4. | # Sam Houston State | 14–6 | 19–10 | |
| 5. | New Orleans | 13–7 | 17–12 | |
| 6. | Nicholls | 10–10 | 13–16 | |
| 7. | Incarnate Word | 10–10 | 14–15 | |
| 8. | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–11 | 12–17 |
| | ‡ – 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. | ‡ – 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. | ‡ – 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. | ‡ – 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. | ‡ – 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. | ‡ – 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

Tournament cancelled
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 12 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #5 New Orleans vs. #8 Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | #6 Nicholls vs. #7 Incarnate Word | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | #4 Sam Houston State vs. Game 1 winner | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | #3 Abilene Christian vs. Game 2 winner | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm | #1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. Game 3 winner | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6 | 3:30 pm | #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. Game 4 winner | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 pm | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 winner | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

Tournament cancelled
| First round Thursday, March 12 ESPN+ | First round Thursday, March 12 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN+ |
| | | | | 1 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| | | 4 | Sam Houston State | | |
| 5 | New Orleans | | | | |
| 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin |
| | | 3 | Abilene Christian | | |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | | | | |
| 6 | Nicholls | | | | |