BUIES CREEK, N.C. - The bracket is set for the 2024 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Primis. The five-day tournament will be held at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. for the first time in league history from March 13 through March 17.
Campbell enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed after finishing with a 9-9 league record in its first season in the CAA. The Camels earned a first round bye and will take on No. 9 seed Elon to open tournament play on Thursday, March 14 at noon.
The Fighting Camels and Phoenix split the regular season series as Elon claimed a 45-44 win in Buies Creek before Campbell earned revenge with a 53-35 win at Elon.
Stony Brook won the regular season title outright and will be the top seed in the championship. The defending CAA Champion, Monmouth, will be seeded second after ending the year on a seven-game winning streak. Charleston won a program record 13 CAA games to earn the third seed and went 2-0 against North Carolina A&T, who also had 13 league victories and is seeded fourth, collecting the final bye into the quarterfinals.
Five teams earned at least 12 conference wins for the second straight season, while seven teams winning double-digit CAA contests marks the most in league history.
The tournament begins on Wednesday, March 13, with two first-round matchups. No. 12 Hampton and No. 13 Hofstra tip-off at 2 p.m. before No. 11 Northeastern faces No. 14 UNCW at 4:30 p.m.
Joining Campbell and Elon in second round action include No. 5 William & Mary against the winner of Hampton/Hofstra at 2:30 p.m., followed by No. 7 Drexel facing No. 10 Delaware at 5 p.m. In the nightcap, No. 6 Towson awaits the winner of Northeastern/UNCW at 7:30 p.m.
The top four seeds earn byes to Friday's quarterfinals, where they will square off against the winners from Thursday's second round. No. 1 Stony Brook opens quarterfinal action at noon versus the winner of Campbell/Elon. The second game will tip at 2:30 p.m., featuring No. 4 North Carolina A&T against either William & Mary or Hampton/Hofstra. At 5 p.m., No. 2 Monmouth takes on the winner of Drexel/Delaware before rounding out the night with No. 3 Charleston playing the victor of Towson or Northeastern/UNCW at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's semifinals are set for 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with the winners advancing to the CAA title game at 2 p.m., which will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
The state-of-the-art home to the 2019 WNBA champion Washington Mystics, the Entertainment & Sports Arena also serves as the official practice facility for the NBA Washington Wizards, the home court for the NBA G League Capital City Go-Go, and host to premier concerts, boxing matches, esports tournaments and more.
Tickets
Campbell fans can get their tickets by visiting GoCamels.com/Tickets or calling the ticket office at 1-877-Go-Humps. For those unable to attend, the action of the first four rounds can be seen on FloHoops with Sunday's final nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
2024 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Primis
First Round – Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Game 1: #12 Hampton vs. #13 Hofstra – 2 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 2: #11 Northeastern vs. #14 UNCW – 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Second Round – Thursday, March 14, 2024
Game 3: #8 Campbell vs. #9 Elon – 12 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 4: #5 William & Mary vs. Game 1 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 5: #7 Drexel vs. #10 Delaware – 5 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 6: #6 Towson vs. Game 2 winner – 7:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15, 2024
Game 7: #1 Stony Brook vs. Game 3 winner – 12 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 8: #4 North Carolina A&T vs. Game 4 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 9: #2 Monmouth vs. Game 5 winner – 5 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 10: #3 Charleston vs. Game 6 winner – 7:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16, 2024
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 2 p.m. (FloHoops)
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops)
Championship – Sunday, March 17, 2024
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 2 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
