# 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball championship for the Southland Conference. The tournament took place March 6–9, 2023. The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie-breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on the day following the conclusion of regular-season play.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14–4 | 2-0 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 14–4 | 0-2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
| 3 | Lamar | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 10–8 | 1-1 vs. Texas A&M–Commerce; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 10–8 | 1-1 vs. Incarnate Word; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 6 | McNeese | 8–10 | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 7–11 | 1-1 vs. Northwestern State; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 7–11 | 1-1 vs. New Orleans; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Monday, March 6, 2023 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 Northwestern State | 79–66 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 6 McNeese vs. No. 7 New Orleans | 87–82$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce | 62–65 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 3 Lamar vs. No. 6 McNeese | 80–75$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9, 2023 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 5 Texas A&M-Commerce | 60–58$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Lamar | 53–65 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Thursday, March 9, 2023 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Lamar | 66–57 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 6 ESPN+ | First round Monday, March 6 ESPN+ | First round Monday, March 6 ESPN+ | Second round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | Second round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | Second round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday, March 8 ESPN+ | Championship Thursday, March 9 ESPNU | Championship Thursday, March 9 ESPNU | Championship Thursday, March 9 ESPNU |
| | | | | | | 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 60* | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 62 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 79 | 5 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 65 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 66 | | | | | | | 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lamar | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 53 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Lamar | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lamar | 80* | | | | | | |
| 6 | McNeese | 87* | 6 | McNeese | 75 | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes number of overtime periods

## Awards and honors

2023 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team :
* Haley Giaratano, Southeastern Louisiana (MVP)
* Taylor Bell, Southeastern Louisiana
* Akasha Davis, Lamar
* Portia Adams, Lamar
* DesiRay Kernal, Texas A&M–Commerce