1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1]

1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams10
SiteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsSouth Alabama (4th title)
Winning coachBob Weltlich (1st title)
MVPToby Madison (South Alabama)
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Alabama †14–4 .778  21–7  .750
Arkansas State14–4 .778  20–9  .690
SW Louisiana12–6 .667  18–13  .581
Arkansas-Little Rock10–8 .556  15–13  .536
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  12–15  .444
New Orleans9–9 .500  15–12  .556
Lamar7–11 .389  15–14  .517
Jacksonville6–12 .333  8–19  .296
Western Kentucky6–12 .333  10–19  .345
Texas-Rio Grande Valley3–15 .167  3–24  .111
† 1998 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded South Alabama defeated hosts Southwestern Louisiana in the championship game, 62–59, to win their fourth overall, and second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.

All teams participated in the tournament, maintaining its ten-team format. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket
  First Round
Friday, February 27		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 28		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 1		 Championship
Tuesday, March 3
                                     
       
  1 South Alabama 61  
    9 Western Kentucky 47  
9 Western Kentucky 75
8 Jacksonville 70  
  1 South Alabama 79  
  4 Arkansas–Little Rock 48  
       
       
  5 Louisiana Tech 61
    4 Arkansas–Little Rock 74  
     
       
  1 South Alabama 62
  3 SW Louisiana 59
       
       
  3 SW Louisiana 76
    6 New Orleans 69  
     
       
  3 SW Louisiana 81
  7 Lamar 65  
7 Lamar 103  
10 Texas–Pan American 89  
  7 Lamar 70
    2 Arkansas State 54  
     
gollark: There's actual effort involved in catching a gold or something.
gollark: No.
gollark: Well, *one of*.
gollark: The most valuable item in the game is randomly distributed.
gollark: It's... not fair, really?

See also

References
  1. "1997–98 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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