The 2020 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.[1] The tournament was scheduled to be held from March 11–14, 2020 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.[2] The champion would have received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
| 2020 CAA women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Schar Center Elon, North Carolina |
| Television | FloHoops |
CAA women's basketball tournaments | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All 10 CAA teams are expected to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams will receive a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drexel | 16-2 | 2–0 vs. Towson | |
| 2 | James Madison | 16-2 | 1–1 vs. Towson | |
| 3 | William & Mary | 12-6 | ||
| 4 | Towson | 9-9 | ||
| 5 | Northeastern | 9-9 | ||
| 6 | Delaware | 8-10 | ||
| 7 | Elon | 8-10 | ||
| 8 | Charleston | 6-12 | ||
| 9 | UNCW | 6-12 | ||
| 10 | Hofstra | 0-18 |
Schedule edit
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 UNCW vs No. 8 Charleston | 69–55 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 10 Hofstra vs No. 7 Elon | 71–51 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | Winner of Game 1 vs No. 1 Drexel | Cancelled | ||
| 4 | No. 5 Northeastern vs No. 4 Towson | Cancelled | |||
| 3 | 5 | Winner of Game 2 vs No. 2 James Madison | Cancelled | ||
| 6 | No. 6 Delaware vs No. 3 William & Mary | Cancelled | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4 | Cancelled | ||
| 8 | Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6 | Cancelled | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8 | Cancelled | ||
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket edit
| First round Wednesday, March 11 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 13 FloHoops | Final Saturday, March 14 FloHoops | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Drexel | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UNCW | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNCW | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Charleston | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Towson | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Elon | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Elon | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Hofstra | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware | ||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime game
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2019 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". ncaa.com.
- ^ "Elon University Selected To Host 2020 CAA Women's Basketball Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ “Elon Selected to Host 2020 CAA Women’s Basketball Championship”.elonphoenix.com.Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.