2018 ACC women's basketball tournament
| 2018 ACC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Site | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Champions | Louisville (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Walz (1st title) |
| MVP | Myisha Hines-Allen (Louisville) |
| Television | ESPN2, ESPNU, ACCRSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Louisville *† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 36 | – | 3 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Notre Dame | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Florida State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 NC State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Duke | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 ACC tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 ACC women's basketball tournament, which ended the 2017–18 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from February 28–March 4, 2018. Louisville, which finished atop the ACC regular-season table along with Notre Dame, won the tournament and with it the ACC's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Seeds
[edit]| Seed[1] | School | Conference record |
Overall record |
Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville‡† | 15–1 | 29–2 | 1–0 vs. Notre Dame[2] | |
| 2 | Notre Dame‡† | 15–1 | 27–2 | 0–1 vs. Louisville[2] | |
| 3 | Florida State† | 12–4 | 24–5 | ||
| 4 | Duke† | 11–5 | 22–7 | 1-0 vs. NC State[3] | |
| 5 | NC State# | 11–5 | 22–7 | 0–1 vs. Duke[3] | |
| 6 | Miami# | 10–6 | 20–9 | 1–0 vs. Virginia[4] and 1–0 vs. Syracuse[5] | |
| 7 | Virginia# | 10–6 | 17–12 | 0–1 vs. Miami[4] and 1–0 vs. Syracuse[6] | |
| 8 | Syracuse# | 10–6 | 22–7 | 0–1 vs. Miami[5] and 0-1 vs. Virginia[6] | |
| 9 | Virginia Tech# | 6–10 | 17–12 | 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech[7] | |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 6–10 | 17–12 | 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech[7] | |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 5–11 | 13–16 | ||
| 12 | North Carolina | 4–12 | 14–15 | ||
| 13 | Boston College | 2–14 | 10–19 | 1–0 vs. Pittsburgh[8] | |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 2–14 | 7–22 | 0–1 vs. Boston College[8] | |
| 15 | Clemson | 1–15 | 11–18 | ||
| ‡ – ACC regular season co-champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the ACC Tournament. | |||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, February 28 | ||||
| 1 | 1:00 pm | #12 North Carolina vs. #13 Boston College | ACCRSN |
3,134 |
| 2 | 3:30 pm | #10 Georgia Tech vs. #15 Clemson | ||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | #11 Wake Forest vs. #14 Pittsburgh | 2,810 | |
| Second round – Thursday, March 1 | ||||
| 4 | 11:00 am | #5 NC State vs. #12 North Carolina | ACCRSN | 6,168 |
| 5 | 2:00 pm | #8 Syracuse vs. #9 Virginia Tech | 2,886 | |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | #7 Virginia vs. #10 Georgia Tech | 4,008 | |
| 7 | 8:00 pm | #6 Miami vs. #11 Wake Forest | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 | ||||
| 8 | 11:00 am | #4 Duke vs. #5 NC State | ACCRSN | 5,613 |
| 9 | 2:00 pm | #1 Louisville vs. #9 Virginia Tech | 3,297 | |
| 10 | 6:00 pm | #2 Notre Dame vs. #7 Virginia | 4,316 | |
| 11 | 8:00 pm | #3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 | ||||
| 12 | Noon | #5 NC State vs. #1 Louisville | ESPNU | 6,160 |
| 13 | 2:30 pm | #2 Notre Dame vs #3 Florida State | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 4 | ||||
| 14 | 2:00 pm | #1 Louisville vs #2 Notre Dame | ESPN2 | 7,424 |
| *Game times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Source:[9]
Bracket
[edit]| First round Wednesday, February 28 ACCRSN | Second round Thursday, March 1 ACCRSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 ACCRSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Duke | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NC State | 77 | 5 | NC State | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | North Carolina | 64 | 5 | NC State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Syracuse | 70 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | North Carolina | 69 | 9 | Virginia Tech | 85 | 1 | Louisville | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Boston College | 64 | 2 | Notre Dame | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Virginia | 60 | 7 | Virginia | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 61 | 10 | Georgia Tech | 58 | 2 | Notre Dame | 90 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Clemson | 52 | 3 | Florida State | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Miami | 68 | 6 | Miami | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wake Forest | 72 | 11 | Wake Forest | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Standings - Women's College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Notre Dame vs. Louisville - Game Summary - January 11, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "NC State vs. Duke - Game Summary - January 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Miami vs. Virginia - Game Summary - February 18, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Syracuse vs. Miami - Game Summary - January 18, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Syracuse vs. Virginia - Game Summary - December 31, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - January 25, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pittsburgh vs. Boston College - Game Summary - February 11, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ 2018 ACC Women's Bracket
- ^ "Pairings Set For 41st Annual ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.