2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was won by Memphis. By winning the tournament, Memphis received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It took place from March 12–15, 2008 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the NCAA vacated Memphis' standings after Derrick Rose was found ineligible.

2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	12
Site	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee
Champions	Memphis (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Calipari (3rd title)
MVP	Antonio Anderson[1] (Memphis)
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments

2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Memphis	16	–	0		1.000			38	–	2		.950
UAB	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Houston	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
UCF	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Tulsa	8	–	8		.500			25	–	14		.641
UTEP	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Marshall	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
SMU	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Rice	0	–	16		.000			3	–	27		.100
† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2008 Conference USA Tournament

	First round March 12					Second round March 13					Semifinals March 14					C-USA Championship Game March 15
	8	Marshall	47
	9	Tulane	48
						9	Tulane	56
						1	#2 Memphis	75
											1	#2 Memphis	69
										5	Southern Miss	53
						5	Southern Miss	68
						4	UCF	62
	5	Southern Miss	59
	12	Rice	50
																1	#2 Memphis	77
																7	Tulsa	51
	7	Tulsa	66
	10	East Carolina	49
						7	Tulsa	78*
						2	UAB	68*
											7	Tulsa	64*
										6	UTEP	62*
						6	UTEP	80
						3	Houston	77
	6	UTEP	71
	11	SMU	49

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

1. Memphis Cruises To Third Straight C-USA Championship Title