1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNicholls State Colonels (2nd title)
Winning coachRickey Broussard (2nd title)
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls State † 15 – 1   .938 19 – 10   .655
Texas State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607
UTSA 10 – 6   .625 16 – 11   .593
Northwestern State 10 – 6   .625 13 – 14   .481
Louisiana-Monroe 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Texas-Arlington 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
Sam Houston State 7 – 9   .438 9 – 17   .346
Stephen F. Austin 6 – 10   .375 10 – 16   .385
McNeese State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 19   .269
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 14   .125 6 – 20   .231
† 1998 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

Nicholls State defeated Texas–Arlington in the championship game, 84–81, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Colonels received a bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the West 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 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Championship
March 7
         
1 Nicholls State 79
4 Texas State 71
4 Texas State 90
5 Louisiana–Monroe 87
1 Nicholls State 84
6 Texas–Arlington 81
3 UTSA 62
6 Texas–Arlington 66
6 Texas–Arlington 77
2 Northwestern State 72

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1997-98 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2023.