The 2017

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, a part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–12, 2017 at the

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. The winner of the tournament, the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears, received the

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to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

Seeds and regular season standings

Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. The co-regular season champion Abilene Christian Wildcats were ineligible for the NCAA Tourney. Their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the final year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1. They will be eligible for the Southland tourney in 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.

Schedule

Source:

Bracket

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Awards and honors

Source: Tournament

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: Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas All-Tournament Team: :* Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas :* Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin :* Taylor Baudoin, Central Arkansas :* Taylor Ross, Stephen F. Austin :* Kassie Jones, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

References

External links

2017 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page
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