The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2017 Conference USA Tournament Bracket Announced
3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
IRVING, Texas – Just three days out from tournament time, the Conference USA league office announced the tournament bracket for the 2017 C-USA Championship presented by MetroPCS. UAB landed the No. 9 seed and is slated to face No. 8 North Texas on Wednesday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m. inside Bartow Arena.
2017 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship Bracket
C-USA Standings | C-USA Statistics
Tipping off the 2017 C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship in round one on Wednesday, March 8, will be No. 8 North Texas and host No. 9 UAB at 12:30 p.m. CT on Campus Insiders. In their lone meeting of the season back on Jan. 5, despite the Blazers overcoming a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the Mean Green squeaked out an overtime win over UAB in Birmingham. The winner will face WKU in the quarterfinals at 12:30 p.m. CT on Campus Insiders and Twitter.
Wednesday, March 8 - C-USA Championship First Round
(8) North Texas vs. (9) UAB – 12:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders)
(5) Charlotte vs. (12) Marshall - 3 p.m. (Campus Insiders)
(7) UTSA vs. (10) Rice – 6:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders)
(6) Old Dominion vs. (11) UTEP - 9 p.m. (Campus Insiders)
Thursday, March 9 - C-USA Championship Quarterfinals
North Texas/UAB vs. (1) WKU – 12:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders/Twitter)
Charlotte/Marshall vs. (4) Louisiana Tech - 3 p.m. (Campus Insiders/Twitter)
UTSA/Rice vs. (2) Middle Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders/Twitter)
Old Dominion/UTEP vs. (3) Southern Miss - 9 p.m. (Campus Insiders/Twitter)
Friday, March 10 - C-USA Championship Semifinals
Semifinal #1 - 4:30 p.m. (American Sports Network)
Semifinal #2 - 7 p.m. (American Sports Network)
Saturday, March 11 - C-USA Championship Game
Championship - 4:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
TICKETS
Single session tickets are available online or at the Bartow Arena Box Office Monday morning and are $10 per day for Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets for the semifinals and finals, held at Legacy Arena on Friday and Saturday, are $20 per session.
All session tickets, which include the men’s games, are still available through UABSports.com, or through the Bartow Arena Ticket Office.
Please call the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-8221 with any questions.
For more information on UAB women's basketball, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_WBB), Instagram (@UAB_WBBALL) and Facebook (UAB Women's Basketball).
