1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State Bobcats (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Miller (1st title)
MVPDameon Sansom (Southwest Texas State)
1996–97 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State106 .6251812  .600
Southwest Texas State106 .6251613  .552
Louisiana-Monroe106 .6251414  .500
Northwestern State88 .5001315  .464
Stephen F. Austin88 .5001215  .444
Texas-Arlington88 .5001215  .444
Nicholls State79 .4381016  .385
Sam Houston State79 .438818  .308
UTSA412 .250917  .346
1997 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Southwest Texas State defeated Louisiana-Monroe in the championship game, 74–64, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bobcats received a bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest 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 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship
March 8
         
1 Louisiana–Monroe 72
4 Northwestern State 54
4 Northwestern State 85
5 Stephen F. Austin 64
1 Louisiana–Monroe 64
2 Southwest Texas State 74
3 McNeese State 81
6 Texas–Arlington 50
3 McNeese State 59
2 Southwest Texas State 76

References

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