1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 April 2021 1998 Conference USA I Men's 12 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati 2nd Bob Huggins 2nd Kenyon Martin Cincinnati The 1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Myrl H. Shoemaker Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/1998.html April 18, 2016 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 roundWednesday, March 4 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 5 SemifinalsFriday, March 6 ChampionshipSaturday, March 7 high 9 Louisville 75 8 1997 South Florida Bulls South Florida 64 5 Saint Louis 71 12 1997 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 53 11 1997 Houston Cougars Houston 57 6 Southern Miss 73 7 Marquette 52 10 1997 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 50 1 #14 Cincinnati 64 9 Louisville 50 5 Saint Louis 74 4 UAB 76 3 1997 Memphis Tigers Memphis 57 6 Southern Miss 85 7 Marquette 55 2 UNC Charlotte 63 1 #14 Cincinnati 100 4 UAB 85 6 Southern Miss 53 2 UNC Charlotte 65 1 #14 Cincinnati 71 2 UNC Charlotte 57 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament