Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (TOURNAMENT PAGE) - The bracket for the 2023 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Women's Basketball has been announced with the top eight teams qualifying. The tournament opens Feb. 22 with the higher seeds hosting. Seeds were determined based on the final regular seasongs and tiebreakers were for three seeds: No. 2, No. 4, and No. 8.
Indiana Tech grabbed the top seed after capturing the conference championship with an 18-2 WHAC record. The Warriors host No. 8 Lourdes (6-14) after LU got the head-to-head tiebreaker over Aquinas for the final spot. After tying for second place with 15-4 records, Siena Heights edged out Rochester for the No. 2 seed based on the head-to-head tiebreaker. SHU hosts No. 7 UNOH (8-12) while Rochester hosts No. 6 Lawrence Tech (9-11). Concordia and Cornerstone tied for fourth place with 13-7 records and will play each other. Concordia got the No. 4 seed based on the wins against higher seeds.
The semifinals are slated for Feb. 24 with the championship game on Feb. 27. As regular season champion, Indiana Tech receives the league's first automatic bid to the NAIA National Opening Round March 7-8 on campus sites. The tournament champion receives the second berth (tournament runner-up should the winner already have a berth).
The semifinals are slated for Feb. 25 with the championship set for March 1. The winner of the conference tournament receives the league's second automatic berth to the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Opening Round.
First Round - Wednesday, Feb. 22
#8 Lourdes (6-14/9-19) at #1 Indiana Tech (18-2/24-4), 6 p.m.
#5 Cornerstone (13-7/14-13) at #4 Concordia (13-7/17-11), 7 p.m.
#6 Lawrence Tech (9-11/12-16) at #3 Rochester (16-4/18-10), 6 p.m.
#7 UNOH (8-12/13-15) at #2 Siena Heights (15-4/23-5), 7 p.m.
Semifinals - Friday, Feb. 24
Winner #8/#1 vs. Winner #5/#4
Winner #6/#3 vs. Winner #7/#2
Championship - Monday, Feb. 27
All-Time Tournament Champions
1993-94 (2) Spring Arbor
1994-95 (2) Tri-State
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99 (1) Spring Arobr
1999-2000 (2) Aquinas
2000-01 (3) Cornerstone
2001-02 (2) Cornerstone
2002-03 (5) Madonna
2003-04 (1) Cornerstone
2004-05 (2) Cornerstone
2005-06 (2) Davenport
2006-07 (3) Cornerstone
2007-08 (3) Aquinas
2008-09 (2) Cornerstone
2009-10 (1) Davenport
2010-11 (1) Davenport
2011-12 (1) Davenport
2012-13 (1) Davenport
2013-14 (1) Davenport
2014-15 (1) Davenport
2015-16 (1) Davenport
2016-17 (1) Davenport
2017-18 (6) Cornerstone
2018-19 (1) Indiana Tech
2019-20 (1) Indiana Tech
2020-21 (2) Indiana Tech