1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1]

1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams10
SiteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsSouth Alabama (4th title)
Winning coachBob Weltlich (1st title)
MVPToby Madison (South Alabama)
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Alabama144 .778  217  .750
Arkansas State144 .778  209  .690
SW Louisiana126 .667  1813  .581
Arkansas-Little Rock108 .556  1513  .536
Louisiana Tech99 .500  1215  .444
New Orleans99 .500  1512  .556
Lamar711 .389  1514  .517
Jacksonville612 .333  819  .296
Western Kentucky612 .333  1019  .345
Texas-Rio Grande Valley315 .167  324  .111
1998 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded South Alabama defeated hosts Southwestern Louisiana in the championship game, 62–59, to win their fourth overall, and second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.

All teams participated in the tournament, maintaining its ten-team format. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, February 27
Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 28
Semifinals
Sunday, March 1
Championship
Tuesday, March 3
                                     
       
  1 South Alabama 61  
    9 Western Kentucky 47  
9 Western Kentucky 75
8 Jacksonville 70  
  1 South Alabama 79  
  4 Arkansas–Little Rock 48  
       
       
  5 Louisiana Tech 61
    4 Arkansas–Little Rock 74  
     
       
  1 South Alabama 62
  3 SW Louisiana 59
       
       
  3 SW Louisiana 76
    6 New Orleans 69  
     
       
  3 SW Louisiana 81
  7 Lamar 65  
7 Lamar 103  
10 Texas–Pan American 89  
  7 Lamar 70
    2 Arkansas State 54  
     

See also

References

  1. "1997–98 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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