1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball Tournament March 1998 in Louisiana August 2023 1998 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 6 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana Nicholls State Colonels 2nd Rickey Broussard 2nd The 1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.1997-98 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1998.html July 3, 2023 Nicholls State defeated 1997 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington in the championship game, 84–81, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament. The Colonels received a bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the West region. Format Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 5 SemifinalsMarch 6 ChampionshipMarch 7 4 1997–98 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 90 5 1997–98 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 87 3 1997–98 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 62 6 1997–98 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 66 1 1998–99 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 79 4 Southwest Texas State 71 6 Texas–Arlington 77 2 1997–98 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 72 1 Nicholls State 84 6 Texas–Arlington 81 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Shreveport, Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana