1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament took place at the end of the 1996–97 regular season. The tournament was hosted by Wright State.

1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams9[1][2]
SiteNutter Center
Dayton, OH
ChampionsButler
Winning coachBarry Collier
MVPKelsey Wilson, Butler[3] (Butler)
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1998 →
1996–97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
Detroit Mercy 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Illinois-Chicago 11 5   .688 15 14   .517
Wisconsin–Green Bay 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Loyola–Chicago 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Northern Illinois 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Cleveland State 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
Wright State 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
1997 MCC tournament winner

Seeds

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All Midwestern Collegiate Conference schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 1996–97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Championship
9 WI-Milwaukee 81
8 Wright State 78 1 Butler 48
9 WI-Milwaukee 36
1 Butler 57
4 WI-Green Bay 52
4 WI-Green Bay 51
5 Loyola (IL) 41
1 Butler 69
3 Illinois-Chicago 68
2 Detroit 63
7 Cleveland State 67
7 Cleveland State 42
3 Illinois-Chicago 64
3 Illinois-Chicago 76
6 Northern Illinois 65

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References

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  1. ^ 1998-99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 1996-97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ "1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball - Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.
  4. ^ "1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball - Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.
  5. ^ "1998-99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary".