Related Research Articles
The 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2014, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans Hotel and Casino, which operates the arena, reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.
The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team was led by 11th year head coach Gary Blair, and played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as second season members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–9 overall, 13–3 during SEC play, and finished in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Tennessee.
The 2014 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 6 through March 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals games was televised on the Big Ten Network and the championship was on ESPN. Nebraska defeated Iowa to win their first Big Ten Title in women's basketball history. With that win, the Cornhuskers received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the first annual conference tournament of the American Athletic Conference, one of the two leagues that resulted from the 2013 split of the original Big East Conference. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2014 in the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and decided the champion of the 2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season. The 10 conference members competed in a single-elimination tournament for an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning on March 5, 2014, and ending on March 9, 2014 in Duluth, Georgia, at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. While it determined the SEC's representative in the NCAA tournament, it did not determine the official SEC champion; the conference has awarded its official championship solely on the basis of regular-season record since the 1985–86 season.
The 2014 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 13–16, 2014 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, the Northwestern State Lady Demons, received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15, 2014. Third seeded Akron won the championship over fifth seeded Ball State. Rachel Tecca of Akron was the MVP.
The 2014 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament will be held on March 10–15, 2014 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. With San Jose State and Utah State added to the MWC, the MWC will have an 11 team tournament for 2014. The top 5 seeds will get the first round bye. For the 2nd year in a row all games but the championship will be streamed online through the Mountain West Network. CBS Sports Network will air the championship. The tournament champion will receive the Mountain West's only bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament will be played March 5–9 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. This will be a 13 team Tournament with the addition of George Mason. The top 11 seeds will get the first round bye and the top 4 seeds will get the double bye. The 2014 championship game will be nationally televised on ESPNU. Fordham defeated Dayton 63-51 to win their first A-10 Tournament in school history. With that win, the Rams received the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament.
The 2014 Big South women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place March 4–9, 2014, at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Both semifinal games and the championship were broadcast on ESPN3 with the preliminaries airing online via Big South Network.
The 2014 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The entire tournament will be shown on ESPN3 and the OVC Digital Network.
The 2014 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 4, 6, 10, and 15 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The 2014 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 10 through March 16. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast on the Horizon League Network, while the championship will be on ESPNU. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 SWAC women's basketball tournament took place March 11–15, 2014, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The tournament champion will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness," as part of the 2013-14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season was played in St. Charles, Missouri March 13–16, 2014, at the Family Arena. The championship game was televised on MVC TV and simulcast on FCS Central on Sunday March 16 at 2:05 PM (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament will take place March 11–15, 2014. The first two rounds will take place at Walter Pyramid while the semifinals and championship will be at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The 2014 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament will run from March 14–16, 2014. The champion of the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
The 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Tampa, Florida, April 5–7. Practices officially began on October 3.
The 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament was the 2014 edition of the Pac-12 Conference's championship tournament. It was held at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 6–9, 2014. USC defeated Oregon State 71-62 to win their first Pac-12 Tournament in school history.
The 2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2014 and concluded in March 2014. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 17–1 by one game over Central Michigan. Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.
References
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
- ↑ "NEC Fan Guide 2013-14" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved 1 October 2013.