1978_Sun_Belt_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

College 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]

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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

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

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

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