2023 CAA women's basketball tournament

2023 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams13
SiteSECU Arena
Towson, Maryland
ChampionsMonmouth (1st title)
Winning coachGinny Boggess (1st title)
MVPBri Tinsley (Monmouth)
TelevisionFloHoops, CBSSN
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2022–23 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Drexel 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Northeastern 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
William & Mary 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581
North Carolina A&T 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Stony Brook 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Monmouth † 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Delaware 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Hampton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Charleston 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Elon 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Hofstra 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
UNC Wilmington 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167
† 2023 CAA tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's college basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was held March 8–12, 2023 at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.[1][2] Monmouth won the tournament to claim the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament, marking the Hawks' first NCAA tournament appearance since 1983. The seventh-seeded Hawks were also the lowest seed ever to win the CAA women's tournament, defeating all three of the top seeds in the process, and were also the first CAA team to win four games in consecutive days to win the tournament.[3]

This was the final women's basketball tournament held under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association. The name change did not affect the CAA initialism, and the conference kept its existing logo.[4]

Seeds

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Towson 13-5 2-1 vs. Drexel/Northeastern
2 Drexel 13-5 2-2 vs. Towson/Northeastern
3 Northeastern 13-5 1-2 vs. Towson/Drexel
4 William & Mary 12-6 1-0 vs. North Carolina A&T
5 North Carolina A&T 12-6 0-1 vs. William & Mary
6 Stony Brook 11-7
7 Monmouth 9-9 1-0 vs. Delaware
8 Delaware 9-9 0-1 vs. Monmouth
9 Hampton 8-10
10 Charleston 6-12
11 Elon 5-13
12 Hofstra 4-14
13 UNC Wilmington 2-16

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 8
1 1 2:00 pm No. 12 Hofstra vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington 61–58 FloHoops
Second Round – Thursday, March 9
2 2 12:00 pm No. 8 Delaware vs. No. 9 Hampton 67–78 FloHoops
3 2:30 pm No. 5 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 12 Hofstra 59–66
3 4 5:00 pm No. 7 Monmouth vs. No. 10 Charleston 69–54
5 8:30 pm No. 6 Stony Brook vs. No. 11 Elon 54–51
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
4 6 12:00 pm No. 1 Towson vs. No. 9 Hampton 87–65 FloHoops
7 2:30 pm No. 4 William & Mary vs. No. 12 Hofstra 74–64
5 8 6:00 pm No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 7 Monmouth 59–65
9 8:30 pm No. 3 Northeastern vs. No. 6 Stony Brook 85–68
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
6 10 2:00 pm No. 1 Towson vs. No. 4 William & Mary 76-59 FloHoops
11 4:30 pm No. 7 Monmouth vs. No. 3 Northeastern 73-60
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7 12 2:00 pm No. 1 Towson vs. No. 7 Monmouth 55-80 CBSSN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First Round
Wednesday, March 8
FloHoops		Second Round
Thursay, March 9
FloHoops		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
FloHoops		Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
FloHoops		Championship
Sunday, March 12
CBS Sports Network
1Towson87
8Delaware679Hampton65
9Hampton781Towson76
4William & Mary59
4William & Mary74
5North Carolina A&T5912Hofstra64
12Hofstra6112Hofstra661Towson55
13UNC Wilmington587Monmouth80
2Drexel59
7Monmouth697Monmouth65
10Charleston547Monmouth73
3Northeastern60
3Northeastern85
6Stony Brook546Stony Brook68
11Elon51

* denotes overtime game

References

  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (June 14, 2022). "CAA Announces Dates And Sites For 2022-23 Conference Championships" (Web). CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Primis" (Web). CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 7 Monmouth Wins First CAA Women's Basketball Championship Defeating No.1 Towson 80-55" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 12, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name to Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.