2023 CAA women's basketball tournament
The 2023 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's college basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was held March 8–12, 2023 at the SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.[1][2] Monmouth won the tournament to claim the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament, marking the Hawks' first NCAA tournament appearance since 1983. The seventh-seeded Hawks were also the lowest seed ever to win the CAA women's tournament, defeating all three of the top seeds in the process, and were also the first CAA team to win four games in consecutive days to win the tournament.[3]
| 2023 CAA women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Site | SECU Arena Towson, Maryland |
| Champions | Monmouth (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Ginny Boggess (1st title) |
| MVP | Bri Tinsley (Monmouth) |
| Television | FloHoops, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 CAA tournament winner As of March 17, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the final women's basketball tournament held under the Colonial Athletic Association name. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association. The name change did not affect the CAA initialism, and the conference kept its existing logo.[4]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | 13-5 | 2-1 vs. Drexel/Northeastern |
| 2 | Drexel | 13-5 | 2-2 vs. Towson/Northeastern |
| 3 | Northeastern | 13-5 | 1-2 vs. Towson/Drexel |
| 4 | William & Mary | 12-6 | 1-0 vs. North Carolina A&T |
| 5 | North Carolina A&T | 12-6 | 0-1 vs. William & Mary |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 11-7 | |
| 7 | Monmouth | 9-9 | 1-0 vs. Delaware |
| 8 | Delaware | 9-9 | 0-1 vs. Monmouth |
| 9 | Hampton | 8-10 | |
| 10 | Charleston | 6-12 | |
| 11 | Elon | 5-13 | |
| 12 | Hofstra | 4-14 | |
| 13 | UNC Wilmington | 2-16 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Hofstra vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington | 61–58 | FloHoops |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 9 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Delaware vs. No. 9 Hampton | 67–78 | FloHoops |
| 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 12 Hofstra | 59–66 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Monmouth vs. No. 10 Charleston | 69–54 | |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Stony Brook vs. No. 11 Elon | 54–51 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Towson vs. No. 9 Hampton | 87–65 | FloHoops |
| 7 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 William & Mary vs. No. 12 Hofstra | 74–64 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 7 Monmouth | 59–65 | |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Northeastern vs. No. 6 Stony Brook | 85–68 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 | |||||
| 6 | 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Towson vs. No. 4 William & Mary | 76-59 | FloHoops |
| 11 | 4:30 pm | No. 7 Monmouth vs. No. 3 Northeastern | 73-60 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 | |||||
| 7 | 12 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Towson vs. No. 7 Monmouth | 55-80 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 8 FloHoops | Second Round Thursay, March 9 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 FloHoops | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 FloHoops | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS Sports Network | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Delaware | 67 | 9 | Hampton | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hampton | 78 | 1 | Towson | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | William & Mary | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina A&T | 59 | 12 | Hofstra | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hofstra | 61 | 12 | Hofstra | 66 | 1 | Towson | 55 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | UNC Wilmington | 58 | 7 | Monmouth | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drexel | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Monmouth | 69 | 7 | Monmouth | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Charleston | 54 | 7 | Monmouth | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stony Brook | 54 | 6 | Stony Brook | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Elon | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime game
References
- Washburn, Rob (June 14, 2022). "CAA Announces Dates And Sites For 2022-23 Conference Championships" (Web). CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- "2023 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Primis" (Web). CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- "No. 7 Monmouth Wins First CAA Women's Basketball Championship Defeating No.1 Towson 80-55" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 12, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- "CAA Changes Official Conference Name to Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.