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1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (6th title)
Winning coachMike Vining (6th title)
MVPPaul Marshall (Louisiana-Monroe)
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1997 →
1995–96 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeast Louisiana 13 5   .722 16 14   .533
North Texas 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
UTSA 12 6   .667 14 14   .500
Stephen F. Austin 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
McNeese State 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Sam Houston State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Southwest Texas State 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Nicholls State 5 13   .278 5 21   .192
Northwestern State 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
1996 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

Northeast Louisiana defeated North Texas in the championship game, 71–60, to win their fifth Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
         
1 Northeast Louisiana 92
5 Stephen F. Austin 73
4 McNeese State 91
5 Stephen F. Austin 94
1 Northeast Louisiana 71
2 North Texas 60
3 Texas-San Antonio 60
6 Sam Houston State 58
3 Texas-San Antonio 71
2 North Texas 80

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1995-96 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.