The 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball championship for the Southland Conference. The tournament took place March 6–9, 2023. The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie-breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on the day following the conclusion of regular-season play. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1 Southeastern Louisiana 14–4 2-0 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–40-2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3 Lamar 12–64 Incarnate Word 10–81-1 vs. Texas A&M–Commerce; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5 Texas A&M–Commerce 10–81-1 vs. Incarnate Word; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6 McNeese 8–107 New Orleans 7–111-1 vs. Northwestern State; 1-3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 8 Northwestern State 7–111-1 vs. New Orleans; 0-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana & Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Monday, March 6, 20231111:00 amNo. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 Northwestern State79–66ESPN+44821:30 pmNo. 6 McNeese vs. No. 7 New Orleans87–82OTQuarterfinals – Tuesday, March 7, 20232311:00 amNo. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce62–65ESPN+45341:30 pmNo. 3 Lamar vs. No. 6 McNeese80–75OTSemifinals – Wednesday, March 9, 20233511:00 amNo. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 5 Texas A&M-Commerce60–58OTESPN+61:30 pmNo. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Lamar53–65Championship – Thursday, March 9, 2023474:00 pmNo. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Lamar66–57ESPNU 606*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes number of overtime periods
Awards and honors 2023 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team Haley Giaratano, Southeastern Louisiana (MVP) Taylor Bell, Southeastern Louisiana Akasha Davis, Lamar Portia Adams, Lamar DesiRay Kernal, Texas A&M–Commerce
See also 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
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