1992 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1992 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–8 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

1992 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199192
Teams11
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachMarty Fletcher (1st title)
MVPTodd Hill (Southwestern Louisiana)
1991–92 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech124 .750  229  .710
SW Louisiana †124 .750  2111  .656
Arkansas State115 .688  1711  .607
Western Kentucky106 .625  2111  .656
South Alabama97 .563  1414  .500
Arkansas-Little Rock88 .500  1713  .567
New Orleans97 .563  1715  .531
Lamar79 .438  1219  .387
Jacksonville610 .375  1217  .414
UCF313 .188  1018  .357
Texas-Rio Grande Valley115 .063  326  .103
1992 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Southwestern Louisiana defeated top-seeded Louisiana Tech in the championship game, 75–71, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Ragin' Cajuns, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member Louisiana Tech joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.

Format

The Sun Belt saw some drastic membership changes before the 1991–92 season. Five long-time members departed the conference: UAB joined the Great Midwest, Old Dominion joined the CAA, and South Florida, UNC Charlotte, and VCU joined the Metro Conference. In turn, eight new teams were added: Arkansas–Little Rock, Arkansas State, Central Florida, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, New Orleans, Southwestern Louisiana, and Texas–Pan American. Most came from the newly-defunct American South Conference while UCF came over from the Trans-America Athletic Conference.

In turn, the tournament format saw its own changes. Firstly, the tournament field expanded from eight to eleven teams. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top five teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the bottom six teams were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 4
Thursday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
                                     
       
  1 Louisiana Tech 80  
    9 Jacksonville 66  
9 Jacksonville 105
8 Lamar 78  
  1 Louisiana Tech 74  
  4 Western Kentucky 60  
       
       
  5 South Alabama 94
    4 Western Kentucky 95  
     
       
  1 Louisiana Tech 71
  2 SW Louisiana 75
       
       
  3 Arkansas State 45
    6 Arkansas–Little Rock 48  
11 Texas–Pan American 53
6 Arkansas–Little Rock 65  
  6 Arkansas–Little Rock 61
  2 SW Louisiana 64  
7 New Orleans 66  
10 Central Florida 47  
  7 New Orleans 69
    2 SW Louisiana 73  
     

See also

References

  1. "1991–92 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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