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2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Lamar 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389 8 24   .250
McNeese State 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland tournament winner

The 2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, will take place at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Two programs in their final year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, will be ineligible for the tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

The top 8 teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament. The top 2 seeds will earn double byes into the Semifinals. The #3 and #4 seeds will receive a single buy to the Quarterfinals.

Teams will be seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker[3]
1 0–0
2 0–0
3 0–0
4 0–0
5 0–0
6 0–0
7 0–0
8 0–0

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 9, 2017
1 1 5:00 pm #5 vs. #8 0–0 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm #6 vs. #7 0–0
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2017
2 3 5:00 pm #4 vs. Winner of #5 vs #8 0–0 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm #3 vs. Winner of #6 vs #7 0–0
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2017
3 5 5:00 pm #1 vs. TBD 0–0 ESPN3
6 7:30 pm #2 vs. TBD 0–0
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2017
4 7 8:30 pm TBD vs. TBD 0–0 ESPN2
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ESPN3
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
ESPN3
Championship
Saturday, March 12
ESPN2
1  
   
4  
5      
8      
   
2  
   
3  
6      
7  

* – denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

ESPN3
03/09/2017
5:00 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
ESPN3
03/09/2017
7:30 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX

Quarterfinals

ESPN3
03/10/2017
5:00 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
ESPN3
03/10/2017
7:30 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX

Semifinals

ESPN3
03/11/2017
5:00 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
ESPN3
03/11/2017
7:30 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX

Championship

ESPN2
03/12/2017
8:30 pm
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0
Merrell Center
Katy, TX

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP:

All-Tournament Team:

See also

2017 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References

  1. ^ "Timeline for the move to NCAA Division I status". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Southland Tournament Seeding Tiebreakers". Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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