2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 5–8, 2023, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2][3][4] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Lutz (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 23 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese clinched the final berth in the tournament on the final day of the regular season by overcoming a 22-point second-half deficit to earn 79–78 dramatic comeback victory over New Orleans.[5] The McNeese win eliminated Incarnate Word, which controlled its own destiny but lost, 81–64, to Northwestern State.[6]
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are, in general, 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down, 3) road record in conference games, 4) comparison of road records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 5) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[7]
If a team that is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament wins the Southland Conference Tournament, the conference's automatic bid goes to the regular-season champion.[8]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 14–4 | ||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 13–5 | ||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 12–6 | ||
| 4 | Nicholls | 11–7 | ||
| 5 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 9–9 | ||
| 6 | Houston Christian | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. UNO | 1–1 vs. AMCC |
| 7 | New Orleans | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. HCU | 0–2 vs. AMCC |
| 8 | McNeese | 6–12 | 1–1 vs. UIW | 1–1 vs. NWST |
| DNQ | Incarnate Word | 6–12 | 1–1 vs. MCN | 0–2 vs. NWST |
| DNQ | Lamar | 5–13 |
Schedule
| First round – Sunday March 5, 2023 | |||||
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| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 McNeese | 78–79 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Houston Christian vs. No. 7 New Orleans | 69–90 | ||
| Second round – Monday, March 6, 2023 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Nicholls vs. No. 8 McNeese | 71–77 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 New Orleans | 78-82 | ||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Texas A&M-CC vs. No. 8 McNeese | 80–63 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 New Orleans | 74–70 | ESPN+ | |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Texas A&M-CC vs. No. 2 Northwestern State | 75–71 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First round Sunday, March 5 ESPN+ | Second round Monday, March 6 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 ESPN+/ESPNU | Championship Wednesday March 8 ESPN2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M-CC | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls | 71 | 8 | McNeese State | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 78 | 8 | McNeese State | 77 | 1 | Texas A&M-CC | 75 | ||||||||||
| 8 | McNeese State | 79 | 2 | Northwestern State | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 78 | 7 | New Orleans | 70 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Houston Christian | 69 | 7 | New Orleans | 82 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | New Orleans | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtime periods
See also
References
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