1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 24–26 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]

1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams6
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachButch van Breda Kolff (1st title)
MVPNate Mills (New Orleans)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Charlotte 9 1   .900 20 7   .741
New Orleans 8 2   .800 21 6   .778
Jacksonville 6 4   .600 14 14   .500
South Alabama 3 7   .300 18 10   .643
South Florida 2 8   .200 13 14   .481
Georgia State 2 8   .200 5 21   .192
1978 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

New Orleans defeated South Alabama in the championship game, 22–20, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

However, no Sun Belt teams were invited to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Format

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All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records with the top two teams earning byes to the semifinal round.

The tournament was played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, February 24
Semifinals
Saturday, February 25
Championship
Sunday, February 26
         
1 UNC Charlotte 56
4 South Alabama 66
5 South Florida 75
4 South Alabama 80
4 South Alabama 20
2 New Orleans 22
3 Jacksonville 82
6 Georgia State 77
2 New Orleans 79
3 Jacksonville 64

References

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  1. ^ "1977-78 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.