1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNicholls State Colonels (2nd title)
Winning coachRickey Broussard (2nd title)
1997–98 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nicholls State151 .9381910  .655
Southwest Texas State106 .6251711  .607
UTSA106 .6251611  .593
Northwestern State106 .6251314  .481
Northeast Louisiana88 .5001316  .448
Texas-Arlington88 .5001316  .448
Sam Houston State79 .438917  .346
Stephen F. Austin610 .3751016  .385
McNeese State412 .250719  .269
Southeastern Louisiana214 .125620  .231
1998 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

Nicholls State defeated Texas–Arlington in the championship game, 84–81, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Colonels received a bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the West region.

Format

Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Championship
March 7
         
1 Nicholls State 79
4 Southwest Texas State 71
4 Southwest Texas State 90
5 Northeast Louisiana 87
1 Nicholls State 84
6 Texas–Arlington 81
3 UTSA 62
6 Texas–Arlington 66
6 Texas–Arlington 77
2 Northwestern State 72

References