1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

1996 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (5th title)
Winning coachMike Vining (5th title)
MVPPaul Marshall (Louisiana-Monroe)
1995–96 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeast Louisiana135 .7221614  .533
North Texas126 .6671513  .536
UTSA126 .6671414  .500
Stephen F. Austin117 .6111711  .607
McNeese State117 .6111512  .556
Sam Houston State99 .5001116  .407
Southwest Texas State711 .3891115  .423
Texas–Arlington711 .3891115  .423
Nicholls State513 .278521  .192
Northwestern State315 .167521  .192
1996 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Northeast Louisiana defeated North Texas in the championship game, 71–60, to win their fifth Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Indians received a bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest 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

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
         
1 Northeast Louisiana 92
5 Stephen F. Austin 73
4 McNeese State 91
5 Stephen F. Austin 94
1 Northeast Louisiana 71
2 North Texas 60
3 Texas-San Antonio 60
6 Sam Houston State 58
3 Texas-San Antonio 71
2 North Texas 80

References

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