1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State Bobcats (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Miller (1st title)
MVPDameon Sansom (Southwest Texas State)
← 1996
1998 →
1996–97 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Southwest Texas State 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Louisiana-Monroe 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Northwestern State 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Stephen F. Austin 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Texas-Arlington 8 8   .500 12 15   .444
Nicholls State 7 9   .438 10 16   .385
Sam Houston State 7 9   .438 8 18   .308
UTSA 4 12   .250 9 17   .346
1997 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Southwest Texas State defeated Louisiana-Monroe in the championship game, 74–64, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bobcats received a bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship
March 8
         
1 Louisiana–Monroe 72
4 Northwestern State 54
4 Northwestern State 85
5 Stephen F. Austin 64
1 Louisiana–Monroe 64
2 Southwest Texas State 74
3 McNeese State 81
6 Texas–Arlington 50
3 McNeese State 59
2 Southwest Texas State 76

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1996-97 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.