1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1998, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[2] This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams8
SiteThe MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsValparaiso (4th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (4th title)
MVPBryce Drew (3rd MVP) (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso133 .8132310  .697
Oral Roberts124 .7501912  .613
Youngstown State115 .688209  .690
Western Illinois115 .6881611  .593
Buffalo97 .5631513  .536
Missouri-Kansas City79 .438918  .333
Southern Utah412 .250720  .259
Northeastern Illinois313 .188619  .240
Chicago State214 .125225  .074
1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67–48 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 Valparaiso 84
5 Buffalo 73
4 Western Illinois 74
5 Buffalo 81
1 Valparaiso 67
3 Youngstown State 48
3 Youngstown State 75
6 UMKC 59
3 Youngstown State 74
2 Oral Roberts 60
2 Oral Roberts 94
7 Southern Utah 84

[3]

References

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