2019 Summit League women's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament
2019 Summit League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteDenny Sanford Premier Center[1]
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (9th title)
Winning coachAaron Johnston (9th title)
MVPMacy Miller (South Dakota State)
Attendance24,193
TelevisionMidco Sport Network, ESPNU
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2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 7   .800
South Dakota 14 – 2   .875 28 – 6   .824
Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Denver 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
Western Illinois 8 – 8   .500 12 – 18   .400
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
North Dakota State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241
Omaha 2 – 14   .125 8 – 21   .276
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Summit League women's basketball tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for The Summit League. The tournament took place March 9–12, 2019, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Top 8 teams in the final standings qualified for the tournament.

Seeds

The top eight teams by conference record in the Summit League are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams are to be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. South Dakota State, South Dakota, Oral Roberts, Denver, Western Illinois, North Dakota, and North Dakota State, and Purdue Fort Wayne all qualified.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 South Dakota State 15–1
2 South Dakota 14–2
3 Oral Roberts 10–6 2-0 vs Denver
4 Denver 10–6 0-2 vs Oral Roberts
5 Western Illinois 8–8
6 North Dakota 6–10
7 North Dakota State 4–12
8 Purdue Fort Wayne 3–13
- Omaha 2–14

Schedule and results

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9
1 12:00 PM #1 South Dakota State vs. #8 Purdue Fort Wayne 88-50 MidcoSN/ESPN+
2 2:30 pm #2 South Dakota vs. #7 North Dakota State 74-51
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10
3 12:00 pm #4 Oral Roberts vs. #5 Western Illinois 80-67 MidcoSN/ESPN+
4 2:30 pm #3 Denver vs. #6 North Dakota 68-64
Semifinals – Monday, March 11
5 12:00 pm #1 South Dakota State vs. #4 Oral Roberts 86-55 MidcoSN/ESPN+
6 2:30 pm #2 South Dakota vs. #6 North Dakota 84-61
Final – Tuesday, March 12
7 1:00 pm #1 South Dakota State vs. #2 South Dakota 83-71 ESPNU
*Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 9 & 10 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 12
         
1 South Dakota State 88
8 Purdue Fort Wayne 50
1 South Dakota State 86
4 Oral Roberts 55
4 Oral Roberts 68
5 Western Illinois 64
1 South Dakota State 83
2 South Dakota 71
2 South Dakota 74
7 North Dakota State 51
2 South Dakota 84
6 North Dakota 61
3 Denver 67
6 North Dakota 80

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References

  1. ^ "The Summit League". The Summit League. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  2. ^ "The Summit League" (PDF). The Summit League.


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