2020 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was to be the concluding event of the 2019–20 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was to be held from March 11–14, 2020 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. The winner of the tournament was to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Only the first day of games were played before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas |
| Television | Stadium, ESPN+, CBSSN |
| 2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Only 12 conference teams play in the tournament. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams are seeded within one of three groups. After each team had played 14 conference games, the teams were divided into groups based on conference record at that point in the season. The top five teams were placed in one group, the next five in a second group, and the bottom four in a final group. All teams were at that time locked into a seeding range that corresponded to their group—for example, the top five teams were assured the top five seeds. The remaining four conference games were played strictly within each group. The final seeding within each group is determined by overall conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top two teams within the bottom group enter the tournament.[1]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | North Texas | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 13–5 | 2–0 vs. Louisiana Tech |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 13–5 | 0–2 vs. Western Kentucky |
| 4 | Charlotte | 10–8 | |
| 5 | FIU | 9–9 | |
| 6 | Marshall | 10–8 | |
| 7 | UAB | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 9–9 | 0–2 vs. Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 8–10 | |
| 10 | UTSA | 7–11 | |
| 11 | UTEP | 8–10 | |
| 12 | Rice | 7–11 | |
| DNQ | Southern Miss | 5–13 | |
| DNQ | Middle Tennessee | 4–14 |
Schedule
Rankings denote tournament seed.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Old Dominion vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 56-66 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 FIU vs. No. 12 Rice | 85-76 | ||
| 3 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 UTSA | 74-69 | ||
| 4 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 UTEP | 86-78 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 North Texas vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | cancelled | Stadium |
| 6 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Charlotte vs. No. 5 FIU | |||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Western Kentucky vs. No. 7 UAB | Stadium | ||
| 8 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Marshall | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 3 | 9 | 1:00 pm | game 5 winner vs. game 6 winner | cancelled | CBSSN |
| 10 | 3:30 pm | game 7 winner vs. game 8 winner | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 4 | 11 | 7:30 pm | game 9 winner vs. game 10 winner | cancelled | CBSSN |
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN+ |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 Stadium/Facebook |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN |
Championship Saturday, March 14 CBSSN |
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| 1 | North Texas | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Old Dominion | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlotte | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida International | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida International | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rice | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UAB | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UAB | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UTSA | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marshall | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marshall | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UTEP | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period.
References
- "MBB: C-USA Rolls Out Innovative Schedule" (Press release). Conference USA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- "2020 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship". Conference USA.