1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 1998 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 10 Cajundome Lafayette, LA South Alabama 4th Bob Weltlich 1st Toby Madison South Alabama The 1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.1997–98 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1998.html April 25, 2016 Top-seeded South Alabama defeated hosts 1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana in the championship game, 62–59, to win their fourth overall, and second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament. Format No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams. All teams participated in the tournament, maintaining its ten-team format. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round. Bracket First roundFriday, February 27 QuarterfinalsSaturday, February 28 SemifinalsSunday, March 1 ChampionshipTuesday, March 3 high yes 9 1997 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 75 8 1997 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 70 7 1997 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar 103 10 1997 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 89 1 South Alabama 61 9 Western Kentucky 47 5 1997 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 61 4 1997 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock 74 3 1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 76 6 1997 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 69 7 Lamar 70 2 1997 Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State 54 1 South Alabama 79 4 Arkansas–Little Rock 48 3 Southwestern Louisiana 81 7 Lamar 65 1 South Alabama 62 3 Southwestern Louisiana 59 See also Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament