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2023 Big South Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics
Dates
- Wednesday, March 1 (first round)
- Friday, March 3 (quarterfinals)
- Saturday, March 4 (semifinals)
- Sunday, March 5 (final)
Format
Traditional bracket
Site
For the second consecutive season, the entire tournament is set for a neutral site—the Bojangles Coliseum (the first Charlotte Coliseum) in downtown Charlotte.
Participants
All 10 teams will play in this season’s event. The conference will drop down to nine members next season; however, as Campbell will follow Hampton and North Carolina A&T to the CAA.
Downloadable Bracket
Schedule
All times are p.m. Eastern.
First Round (Wed., March 1)
Game 1: (9) Charleston Southern 72, (8) High Point (14-17, 6-12) 70
Game 2: (10) Presbyterian (5-27, 1-17) 63, (7) Campbell 68
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 3)
Game 3: (9) Charleston Southern (10-21, 5-13) 66, (1) UNC Asheville 75
Game 4: (5) Gardner-Webb (15-16, 10-8) 76, (4) USC Upstate 77
Game 5: (7) Campbell 81, (2) Longwood (20-12, 12-6) 68
Game 6: (6) Winthrop (15-17, 10-8) 69, (3) Radford 78
Semifinals (Sat., March 4)
Game 7: (4) USC Upstate (16-15, 10-8) 62, (1) UNC Asheville 66
Game 8: (7) Campbell 72, (3) Radford (19-14, 12-6) 71
Championship (Sun., March 5)
Game 9: (7) Campbell (16-18, 8-10) 73, (1) UNC ASHEVILLE (27-7, 16-2) 77
Mayhem Potential Since 2011
Data originally posted by Bob Vetrone Jr. on Twitter in 2020 with my own additions for the seasons beyond.
Up until 2020, the top two seeds hadn’t seen sustained success in the Big South Tournament, Winthrop’s victories in 2020 and 2021 and Longwood’s breakthrough in 2022 changed that, however.
- 1 seed (4): 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022
- 2 seed (3): 2014 (1 South), 2018, 2020
- 3 seed (2): 2011, 2015
- 4 seed (2): 2016, 2019
- 9 seed (1): 2013 (5 North)
NCAA Seeding Record Since 2011
Years with an NCAA win are in bold.
- 12 seed (1): 2021
- 13 seed (1); 2017
- 14 seed (1); 2022
- 15 seed (1): 2016
- 16 seed (7): 2011 (First Four), 2012, 2013 (First Four), 2014, 2015, 2018 (First Four), 2019
Longwood earned a 14 seed in 2022 following the Lancers’ double Big South championship. While Winthrop earned a 12 seed in 2021, the Eagles would have been placed in the Big South champ’s typical slot on seed line 16 had the 2020 NCAA Tournament happened. This season’s champ is likely to be a 15 or 16 yet again.
Last NCAA Tournament Appearances
Longwood: 2022 (14 seed, 1st Round)
Winthrop: 2021 (12 seed, 1st Round)—2020 Big South Tournament Champion
Gardner-Webb: 2019 (16 seed, 1st Round)
Radford: 2018 (16 seed, 1st Round)
UNC Asheville: 2016 (15 seed, 1st Round)
Charleston Southern: 1997 (15 seed, 1st Round)
Campbell: 1992 (16 seed, 1st Round)
While seven of the Big South’s 10 members have reached the NCAA Tournament, High Point, Presbyterian, and USC Upstate have never done so. If any of the three do so in 2022, they will likely be sent to Dayton.
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