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2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9–12 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
| 2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 2015–16 |
| 8 |
| Merrell CenterKaty, Texas |
| Stephen F. Austin (4th title) |
| Brad Underwood (3rd title) |
| Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) |
| 9,793 |
| ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments |
The 2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9–12 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Two programs in their third year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament. In addition, Central Arkansas was ineligible for the tournament for failure to meet enhanced NCAA Academic Performance Rating (APR) requirements.
The top 8 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top 2 seeds earned double byes into the Semifinals. The #3 and #4 seeds received a single buy to the Quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 18–0 | |
| 2 | Texas A&M–CC | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 10–8 | |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–9 | |
| 6 | McNeese State | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Nicholls State | 6–12 | 1–1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
| 8 | New Orleans | 6–12 | 0–2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. #8 New Orleans | 84–74 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | #6 McNeese State vs. #7 Nicholls State | 90–942OT | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00pm | #4 Houston Baptist vs. #5 Southeastern Louisiana | 73–68 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:30pm | #3 Sam Houston State vs. #7 Nicholls State | 60–59 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 5:00 pm | #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #4 Houston Baptist | 104–68 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 7:30pm | #2 Texas A&M–CC vs. #3 Sam Houston State | 79–76 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 8:30pm | #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #2 Texas A&M–CC | 82–60 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
- – denotes overtime period
Source:
Tournament MVP: Thomas Walkup
All-Tournament Team:
Hameed Ali (Texas A&M–CC) Demetrious Floyd (Stephen F. Austin) Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) (MVP) Clide Geffrard (Stephen F. Austin) Jordan Capps (Southeastern Louisiana)
2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
- 2016 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Page
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