2018 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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]

2018 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (5th title)
Winning coachKyle Keller (1st title)
MVPT. J. Holyfield (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana15–3 .83322–12  .647
Nicholls State15–3 .83321–11  .656
Stephen F. Austin †14–4 .77828–7  .800
Sam Houston State12–6 .66721–15  .583
Lamar11–7 .61119–14  .576
New Orleans11–7 .61116–17  .485
Central Arkansas10–8 .55618–17  .514
Abilene Christian8–10 .44416–16  .500
Texas A&M–CC8–10 .44411–18  .379
McNeese State8–10 .44411–17  .393
Incarnate Word2–16 .1117–21  .250
Houston Baptist2–16 .1116–25  .194
Northwestern State1–17 .0564–25  .138
† 2018 Southland tournament winner

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.

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

References
  1. "2018 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. "2017 Basketball Tiebreaker Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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