2022 Summit League women's basketball tournament

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2022 Summit League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams8
SiteDenny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsSouth Dakota (4th title)
Winning coachDawn Plitzuweit (3rd title)
MVPChloe Lamb (South Dakota)
TelevisionMidcoSN
ESPN+
ESPNU
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2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 17 1   .944 29 9   .763
South Dakota 17 1   .944 29 6   .829
Kansas City 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
North Dakota 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Western Illinois 5 12   .294 14 15   .483
Denver 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
Omaha 3 14   .176 7 19   .269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

The 2022 Summit League women's basketball tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for the Summit League. The tournament took place March 5–8, 2022, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualified for the tournament.

Seeds

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The top eight teams by conference record in the Summit League are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams are to be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 South Dakota State 17–1 NCAA NET Ranking 34
2 South Dakota 17–1 NCAA NET Ranking 36
3 Kansas City 12–6
4 Oral Roberts 10–8
5 North Dakota 9–9
6 North Dakota State 7–11
7 Western Illinois 5–12
8 Denver 5–13

Reference:[1]

Schedule and results

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 5
1 12:30 PM No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Denver 86-59 MidcoSN/ESPN+
2 3:00 PM No. 2 South Dakota vs. No. 7 Western Illinois 75-49
Quarterfinals - Sunday, March 6
3 12:30 PM No. 4 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 North Dakota 61-54 MidcoSN/ESPN+
4 3:00 PM No. 3 Kansas City vs. No. 6 North Dakota State 81-74
Semifinals - Monday, March 7
5 12:30 PM No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts 72-53 MidcoSN/ESPN+
6 3:00 PM No. 2 South Dakota vs. No. 3 Kansas City 81-67
Final - Tuesday, March 8
7 1:00 PM No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 South Dakota 56-45 ESPNU
*Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[2]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 5 & 6
MidcoSN/ESPN+
Semifinals
March 7
MidcoSN/ESPN+
Championship
March 8
ESPNU
         
1 South Dakota State 86
8 Denver 59
1 South Dakota State 72
4 Oral Roberts 53
4 Oral Roberts 61
5 North Dakota 54
1 South Dakota State 45
2 South Dakota 56
3 Kansas City 81
6 North Dakota State 74
3 Kansas City 67
2 South Dakota 81
2 South Dakota 75
7 Western Illinois 49

Reference:[3]

All-Tournament team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament team:[4]

Player School
Chloe Lamb (MVP) South Dakota
Hannah Sjerven South Dakota
Paiton Burckhard South Dakota State
Myah Selland South Dakota State
Naomie Alnatas Kansas City

References

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  1. ^ "2022 #SummitWBB Championship Bracket unveiled". The Summit League. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 SummitWBB Championship Bracket unveiled". The Summit League. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Summit League Women's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Coyotes claim third straight SummitWBB Championship title". Retrieved March 9, 2022.