2023 Summit League women's basketball tournament
| 2023 Summit League women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | South Dakota State (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Aaron Johnston (10th title) |
| MVP | Haleigh Timmer (South Dakota State) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † winner * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III As of March 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Summit League women's basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2022-23 season. All tournament games were played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 3–7, 2023.[1]
Seeds
All ten conference teams participated in the tournament following a change announced before the season began.[2] It was the first year that St. Thomas participated in a Division I conference tournament in any sport. Teams were seeded by regular-season conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operated in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18–0 | ||
| 2 | 12–6 | ||
| 3 | 11–7 | ||
| 4 | 10–8 | ||
| 5 | 8–10 | 4–0 vs Denver, Omaha | |
| 6 | 8–10 | 2–2 vs Denver, Oral Roberts | |
| 7 | 8–10 | 0–4 vs Omaha, Oral Roberts | |
| 8 | 7–11 | ||
| 9 | 5–13 | ||
| 10 | 3–15 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time [3] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Friday, March 3 | ||||
| 1 | 12:30 pm | No. 8 St. Thomas vs. No. 9 Western Illinois | 61–50 | MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
| 2 | 3:00 pm | No. 7 Denver vs. No. 10 Kansas City | 66–65 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
| 3 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 St. Thomas | 87–59 | MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 10 Kansas City | 71–64 | |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5 | ||||
| 5 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 South Dakota vs. No. 5 Oral Roberts | 92–69 | MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
| 6 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 North Dakota vs. No. 6 Omaha | 84–81 | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 6 | ||||
| 7 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 Oral Roberts | 87–60 | MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
| 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 10 Kansas City vs. No. 6 Omaha | 69–60 | |
| Final – Tuesday, March 7 | ||||
| 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 6 Omaha | 93–51 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[4] | ||||
Bracket
| First Round March 3 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 4 & 5 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 6 ESPN+ | Championship March 7 ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Thomas | 61 | 8 | St. Thomas | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Western Illinois | 50 | 1 | South Dakota State | 87 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oral Roberts | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Dakota | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oral Roberts | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Omaha | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 65 | 10 | Kansas City | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Kansas City | 66 | 10 | Kansas City | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Omaha | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Omaha | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[3]
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team:[5]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Haleigh Timmer (MVP) | South Dakota State |
| Paige Meyer | South Dakota State |
| Myah Selland | South Dakota State |
| Elena Pilakouta | Omaha |
| Manna Mensah | Kansas City |
References
- ^ "On-sale date for 2023 Summit League Basketball Championships tickets set for Oct. 18". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 22, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Summit League Basketball Schedules Released". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 #SummitWBB Championship Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jacks are top seed in 2023 #SummitWBB Championship bracket". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jackrabbits blister nets, dominate Mavericks to win championship". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.