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1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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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

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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 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

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  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.