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CONFERENCE USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FORMAT FOR 2008-09
| 2008-09 Teams (12): | East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF, UTEP |
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| Divisions: | One. |
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| Scheduling Format: | 16 conference games. Each team will play a single game (home or away) against all of the other 11 teams and five "mirror" games. |
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| 2009 Championship: | March 5-8, New Orleans, La. |
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| Championship Format: | Each team qualifies for the tournament. The top four seeds earn first- round byes. |
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| Reg. Season Awards: | Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week. Chosen by the conference office. |
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| Postseason Awards: | Player of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Three All-Conference Teams, All-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team. Chosen by each head coach, each Basketball SID and one media member per league city. Announced prior to championship. The coaches votes are weighted three points, while the media and SIDs are worth one point each. In addition there will be an All-Academic Team selected by the SIDs. |
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| Championship Awards: | All-Tournament Team (five players) and Tournament MVP, as selected by the media covering the tournament. The first and second place teams will receive trophies. |
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