2017 Summit League women's basketball tournament

2017 Summit League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteDenny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsWestern Illinois (2nd title)
Winning coachJD Gravina (1st title)
MVPEmily Clemens (Western Illinois)
Attendance21,092
TelevisionMidco Sport Network
ESPNU
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Illinois † 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
IUPUI 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
South Dakota State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719
South Dakota 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719
Omaha 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Oral Roberts 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
North Dakota State 4 – 12   .250 6 – 24   .200
Denver 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200
Fort Wayne 2 – 14   .125 5 – 24   .172
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2017
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Summit League women's basketball tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for The Summit League. The tournament took place March 4–7 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Top 8 teams in the final standings qualified for the tournament.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
1 Western Illinois 13–3 23–6
2 IUPUI 12–4 22–7 1–1 vs. South Dakota State 2–0 vs. Western Illinois
3 South Dakota State 12–4 21–7 1–1 vs. IUPUI 1–1 vs. Western Illinois
4 South Dakota 11–5 22–7
5 Omaha 8–8 15–14
6 Oral Roberts 7–9 15–14
7 North Dakota State 4–12 6–23
8 Denver 3–13 6–23

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 4, 2016
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Denver vs #1 Western Illinois Midco Sport Network 3,297
2 2:30 PM #7 North Dakota State vs #2 IUPUI
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 5, 2016
2 3 12:00 PM #5 Omaha vs #4 South Dakota Midco Sport Network 9,419
4 2:30 PM #6 Oral Roberts vs #3 South Dakota State
Semifinals – Monday March 6, 2016
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Western Illinois vs #5 Omaha Midco Sport Network 6,371
6 2:30 PM #2 IUPUI vs #3 South Dakota State
Championship – Tuesday March 8, 2016
7 9 1:00 PM #1 Western Illinois vs. #2 IUPUI ESPNU 2,005
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday/Sunday March 4–5
Midco Sport Network 		Semifinals
Monday March 6
Midco Sport Network 		Championship game
Tuesday March 7
ESPNU
         
1 Western Illinois 82
8 Denver 39
1 Western Illinois 84
5 Omaha 82
4 South Dakota 58
5 Omaha 64
1 Western Illinois 77(OT)
2 IUPUI 69
2 IUPUI 69
7 North Dakota State 56
2 IUPUI 65(OT)
3 South Dakota State 61
3 South Dakota State 65
6 Oral Roberts 50

See also

References