1998_Conference_USA_men's_basketball_tournament

1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

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The 1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Myrl H. Shoemaker Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

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Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 71–57, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UNC Charlotte and Saint Louis, who earned at-large bids.

Format

Prior to the season, Conference USA dropped their old regular season scheduling format of three divisions of four teams (Red, White, and Blue) in favor of two six-team divisions (American and National). Teams were largely divided based on geography.

However, since division standings were not utilized for seeding teams in the conference tournament, no changes were made to the tournament format from the previous year. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round, and the remaining eight teams were entered into the preliminary round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 4 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5 		Semifinals
Friday, March 6 		Championship
Saturday, March 7
            
1 #14 Cincinnati 64
9 Louisville 50
9 Louisville 75
8 South Florida 64
1 #14 Cincinnati 100
4 UAB 85
5 Saint Louis 71
12 Tulane 53
5 Saint Louis 74
4 UAB 76
1 #14 Cincinnati 71
2 UNC Charlotte 57
3 Memphis 57
6 Southern Miss 85
11 Houston 57
6 Southern Miss 73
6 Southern Miss 53
2 UNC Charlotte 65
7 Marquette 52
10 DePaul 50
7 Marquette 55
2 UNC Charlotte 63

References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. [2]
    "1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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