2013 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2013 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2013 Southland Basketball Tournament Logo.jpg
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams8
SiteLeonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsNorthwestern State (3rd title)
Winning coachMike McConathy (3rd title)
MVPShamir Davis (Northwestern State)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 2   .889 27 – 5   .844
Northwestern State † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Oral Roberts 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571
SE Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 13 – 18   .419
Sam Houston State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Texas A&M–CC* 5 – 13   .278 6 – 23   .207
Lamar 1 – 17   .056 3 – 28   .097
† 2013 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 13–16, 2013 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Format[]

With the addition of Oral Roberts to the league, and the departures of Texas-Arlington, Texas-San Antonio, and Texas State to the WAC, a new tournament format was used from this year. For the first time in seven years, the Southland did not have divisions for basketball. The tournament bracket still included the top eight regular season finishers, but the first and second seeds received double byes and began play in the semifinal round. The third and fourth seeds earned a single bye directly into the quarterfinals, while the fifth through eighth seeds played in the first round.[1] Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was ineligible for postseason play, and thus could not complete in the tournament.

Stephen F. Austin received the top seed based on tiebreakers. Northwestern State won the tiebreaker over Oral Roberts and received the second double bye. Oral Roberts was the three seed, while Southeastern Louisiana took the four based on conference tiebreakers. Lamar was eliminated from playoffs.

Bracket[]

[2]

First Round
Wednesday, March 13 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14 		Semifinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN3 		Championship Game
Saturday, March 16
ESPN2
5 Nicholls State 59
8 McNeese State 62 4 SE Louisiana 85
8 McNeese State 65
1 Stephen F. Austin 68
4 SE Louisiana 57
1 Stephen F. Austin 66
6 Sam Houston State 69 2 Northwestern State 68
7 Central Arkansas 63 3 Oral Roberts 55
6 Sam Houston State 58
2 Northwestern State 55
6 Sam Houston State 52

All times listed are Central

References[]

  1. ^ Lamb, Todd. "Southland To Visit UNO, Two Other Schools Regarding Possible Membership". www.sportsnola.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "STEPHEN F. AUSTIN IS TOP SEED IN SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT". southland.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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