2013 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2013 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	8
Site	Merrell Center Katy, Texas
Champions	Oral Roberts
MVP	Kevi Luper (Oral Roberts)
Television	SLC Digital/ESPN3
Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments «2012  2014»

2012–13 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oral Roberts†	13	–	5		.722			18	–	13		.581
Sam Houston State	13	–	5		.722			18	–	15		.545
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Nicholls State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
McNeese State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	15		.583
Central Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Stephen F. Austin	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14		.222			11	–	18		.379
Texas A&M-CC	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
† 2013 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 13–16, 2013 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds & Regular Season Standings

Only the Top 8 teams advance to the Southland Conference Tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney should finish in the top 8, their seed will fall to the next eligible team. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. Sources:^[1][2][3][4]

2013 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular Season)	Tiebreaker
1.	Oral Roberts	13-5	16-12
2.	Sam Houston State	13-5	17-11
3.	Lamar	12-6	20-9
4.	Nicholls State	11-7	19-10
5.	McNeese State	11-7	16-13
6.	Central Arkansas	8-10	15-14
7.	Stephen F. Austin	8-10	13-16
8.	Northwestern State	7-11	12-17
9.	Southeastern Louisiana	8-10	9-19
10.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	3-15	4-25

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 13 SLC Digital					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 SLC Digital					Semifinals Friday, March 15 ESPN3					Championship Game Saturday, March 16 ESPN3
											1	Oral Roberts	79
											5	McNeese State	66
						4	Nicholls State	70
	5	McNeese State	63			5	McNeese State	86
	8	Northwestern State	45													1	Oral Roberts	72
																2	Sam Houston State	66
											2	Sam Houston State	67
											3	Lamar	61
						3	Lamar	69
	6	Central Arkansas	59			7	Stephen F. Austin	65
	7	Stephen F. Austin	64

References

1. "2013 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. "Oral Roberts Earns Top Seed in Southland Conference Women’s Tournament". SportsNola.com. March 9, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
4. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SETS SIGHTS ON SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA". Lamar Athletics. March 8, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2014.