1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	12
Site	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
Champions	UNC Charlotte (1st title)
Winning coach	Bobby Lutz (1st title)
MVP	Galen Young (UNC Charlotte)
Conference USA men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			27	–	6		.818
Louisville	11	–	5		.688			19	–	11		.633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
DePaul	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
Marquette	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
National
UAB	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
South Florida	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Memphis	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Houston	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.

UNC Charlotte upset Louisville in the championship game, 68–59, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams (in particular, the top two teams from the conference's two divisions: America and National) were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 3					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4					Semifinals Friday, March 5					Championship Saturday, March 6
						1	#7 Cincinnati	76
						9	South Florida	56
	9	South Florida	88
	8	Memphis	81
											1	#7 Cincinnati	52
											5	UNC Charlotte	55
	5	UNC Charlotte	75
	12	Houston	51
						5	UNC Charlotte	83
						4	Southern Miss	75
																5	UNC Charlotte	68
																2	Louisville	59
						2	Louisville	70
						7	Saint Louis	61
	7	Saint Louis	59
	10	Marquette	52
											2	Louisville	77
											3	UAB	68
	6	DePaul	95
	11	Tulane	59
						6	DePaul	73
						3	UAB	79