2008 Summit League men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Summit League men's basketball tournament was won by Oral Roberts. It took place March 8–11, 2008[2] at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2008 Summit League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams8
SiteUnion Multipurpose Activity Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsOral Roberts (3rd title)
Winning coachScott Sutton (3rd title)
MVPMoses Ehambe (Oral Roberts)
Top scorerGeorge Hill (IUPUI)
(72 points)
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2007–08 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 16 2   .889 24 9   .727
IUPUI 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
Oakland 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
North Dakota State 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Southern Utah 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
IPFW 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Western Illinois 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
UMKC 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Centenary 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
South Dakota State 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
2008 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

All-tournament team

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Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Summit League receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:

  • Head-to-head competition
  • Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
  • Ratings Percentage Index
  • Coin flip

2008 seeds

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Seed Team Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct.
1 x-Oral Roberts 16 2 .889 24 8 .750
2 IUPUI 15 3 .833 1 26 7 .788
3 Oakland 11 7 .611 5 17 14 .548
North Dakota State 10 8 .556 6 16 13 .552
4 Southern Utah 9 9 .500 7 11 19 .367
5 IPFW 9 9 .500 7 14 17 .452
6 Western Illinois 7 11 .389 9 12 18 .400
7 UMKC 6 12 .333 10 11 21 .343
8 Centenary 4 14 .222 12 10 21 .323
South Dakota State 3 15 .167 13 8 21 .276

x-Clinched regular season championship

NOTE: North Dakota State and South Dakota State are ineligible for the 2008 Tournament.

4th Place Tiebreaker

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IPFW and Southern Utah split their two games and had identical records against each conference team. Southern Utah received the 4th seed, because their RPI of 231 was better than IPFW's RPI of 235.[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 8–9
Semifinals
March 10
Finals
March 11
         
1 Oral Roberts 84
8 Centenary 56
1 Oral Roberts 58
5 IPFW 42
4 Southern Utah 62
5 IPFW 66
1 Oral Roberts 71
2 IUPUI 64
2 IUPUI 69
7 UMKC 65
2 IUPUI 80
3 Oakland 65
3 Oakland 80
6 Western Illinois 66

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Summit League Season Summary
  2. ^ "2008 Summit League Tournament". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  3. ^ "Pairings Announced for Men's Basketball Championship". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
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