1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 1-3, 1998 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[2] This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams8
SiteThe MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsValparaiso (4th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (4th title)
MVPBryce Drew (3rd MVP) (Valparaiso)
1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso133 .813  2310  .697
Oral Roberts124 .750  1912  .613
Youngstown State115 .688  209  .690
Western Illinois115 .688  1611  .593
Buffalo97 .563  1513  .536
Missouri-Kansas City79 .438  918  .333
Southern Utah412 .250  720  .259
Northeastern Illinois313 .188  619  .240
Chicago State214 .125  225  .074
1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67–48 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
                           
       
  1 Valparaiso 84  
    5 Buffalo 73  
4 Western Illinois 74
  5 Buffalo 81  
    1 Valparaiso 67
  3 Youngstown State 48
  3 Youngstown State 75  
6 Missouri-Kansas City 59  
3 Youngstown State 74
    2 Oral Roberts 60  
2 Oral Roberts 94
  7 Southern Utah 84  

[3]

References

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