2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament







































2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification
Division I
Season
2017–18
Teams
8
Site
Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
Champions
Stephen F. Austin (5th title)
Winning coach
Kyle Keller (1st title)
MVP
T. J. Holyfield (Stephen F. Austin)
Television
ESPN3, ESPN2

Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments


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2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 15 3   .833     22 12
  .647
Nicholls State 15 3   .833     21 11
  .656

Stephen F. Austin †
14 4   .778     28 7
  .800
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667     21 15
  .583
Lamar 11 7   .611     19 14
  .576
New Orleans 11 7   .611     16 17
  .485
Central Arkansas 10 8   .556     18 17
  .514
Abilene Christian 8 10   .444     16 16
  .500
Texas A&M–CC 8 10   .444     11 18
  .379
McNeese State 8 10   .444     11 17
  .393
Incarnate Word 2 16   .111     7 21
  .250
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111     6 25
  .194
Northwestern State 1 17   .056     4 25
  .138


† 2018 Southland Tournament winner


The 2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that completes 2017–18 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas from March 7–10, 2018.[1]


Stephen F. Austin won the tournament by defeating Southeastern Louisiana in the championship game. As a result, the Lumberjacks received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.




Contents






  • 1 Seeds


  • 2 Schedule


  • 3 Bracket


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Seeds


Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2] Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals.





































































Seed
School
Conference
Tiebreaker 1
1

Southeastern Louisiana
15–3
2–0 vs. Nicholls State
2

Nicholls State
15–3
0–2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
3

Stephen F. Austin
14–4

4

Sam Houston State
12–6

5

New Orleans
11–7
2–0 vs. McNeese
6

Lamar
11–7
1–1 vs. McNeese
7

Central Arkansas
10–8

8

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
8–10
3–0 vs. ACU/McNeese


Abilene Christian
8–10
1–2 vs. TAMU–CC/McNeese


McNeese State
8–10
0–2 vs. ACU/TAMU–CC


Schedule


































































Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Score
Television
First round – Wednesday, March 7, 2018
1
1
5:00 pm

No. 5 New Orleans vs. No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
86–73

ESPN3
2
7:30 pm
No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas
57–67
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8, 2018
2
3
5:00 pm

No. 4 Sam Houston State vs. No. 5 New Orleans
85–63
ESPN3
4
7:30 pm

No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas
86–64
Semifinals – Friday, March 9, 2018
3
5
5:00 pm

No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Sam Houston State
89–79
ESPN3
6
7:30 pm
No. 2 Nicholls State vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin
66–78
Championship – Saturday, March 10, 2018
4
7
8:30 pm
No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin
55–59

ESPN2

*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[1]



Bracket



















































































































































































































































First round
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN3


Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
ESPN3


Semifinals
Friday, March 9
ESPN3


Championship
Saturday, March 10
ESPN2




















   
 

   
 
 
   
 

   
 
 
   
 

   
 
 
 
1 SE Louisiana

89
 

   
 
 
 
4 Sam Houston State 79
 

   
 
 
4 Sam Houston State

85
 

5 New Orleans

86
 
 
5 New Orleans 63
 

8 Texas A&M–CC 73
 
 
 
1 SE Louisiana 55

   
 
 
 
3 Stephen F. Austin

59

   
 
 
   
 

   
 
 
   
 

   
 
 
 
2 Nicholls State 66
 


   
 
 
 
3 Stephen F. Austin

78
 

   
 
 
3 Stephen F. Austin

86
 
   

6 Lamar 57
 
 
7 Central Arkansas 64
 
   

7 Central Arkansas

67
 


See also


  • 2018 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament


References





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  2. ^ "2017 Basketball Tiebreaker Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.




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