Following the conclusion of the regular season, the 2023 ASUN Tournament bracket is set. All games will be played on campus sites with the higher seeded team hosting each game except for the play-in round which will be played Monday night on the floor of the No.1 and No. 2 seeds.
Kennesaw State has secured home court throughout the conference tournament, and Liberty, as the No. 2 overall seed, will play at home throughout the tournament unless the Flames meet KSU in the Championship.
Only 10 of the 14 ASUN teams have qualified for the conference tournament with the top six teams earning a first round bye. Teams seeded 7-10 will play in the first round on Monday at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 seed.
The quarterfinals will be played on Tuesday, February 28. The semifinals will be held on Thursday, March 2, and the championship game on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. The first round through the semifinals will all be streamed on ESPN+ while Sunday’s championship will be televised by ESPN 2.
Here is a look at the final ASUN regular season standings:
1. Kennesaw State…………15-3
2. Liberty………………………..15-3
3. Eastern Kentucky……….12-6
4. Stetson………………………12-6
5. Lipscomb…………………..11-7
6. North Alabama…………..10-8
7. North Florida………………..9-9
8. Bellarmine……………………9-9
9. Queens………………………..7-11
10. FGCU…………………………7-11
*11. Jacksonville…………….6-12
*12. Jacksonville State……6-12
*13. Central Arkansas………4-14
*14. Austin Peay………………3-15
* did not qualify for ASUN Tournament
Matchups are set for the first round as are the pairings for the quarterfinals. Here’s how the bracket shakes out:
First round, Monday, Feb. 27
#7 North Florida vs #8 Bellarmine (game played at Liberty Arena)
#9 Queens vs #10 FGCU (game played at KSU Convocation Center)
Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Feb. 28 (all games played at higher seed)
#7 North Florida-#8 Bellarmine winner vs #2 Liberty
#9 Queens-#10 FGCU winner vs #1 Kennesaw State
#6 North Alabama vs #3 Eastern Kentucky
#5 Lipscomb vs #4 Stetson
The ASUN reseeds following the quarterfinals. So, the highest remaining seed will play the lowest remaining seed, and then the other two teams advancing to the semifinals will meet. The two survivors will advance to the ASUN Championship game on Sunday at 3 pm.
Bellarmine and Queens are not eligible to earn the ASUN automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as they are both still going through a four year transition process from Division II to Division I. If either the Knights or Royals win the conference tournament, Kennesaw State would be awarded the auto bid and advance to the Big Dance since the Owls are the No. 1 overall seed.
