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2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 2016–17 |
| 8 |
| Merrell CenterKaty, Texas |
| New Orleans (1st title) |
| Mark Slessinger (1st title) |
| Erik Thomas (New Orleans) |
| ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments |
The 2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, was the postseason men's basketball tournament that completed 2016–17 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas from March 8–11, 2017. The winner of the tournament, New Orleans, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 68–65 OT win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Two programs in their final year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament.
The top 8 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds earned double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 13–5 | ||
| 2 | Texas A&M–CC | 12–6 | 2–0 vs. Incarnate Word | |
| 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. Incarnate Word | 2–0 vs. Texas A&M-CC |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 12–6 | 1–1 vs. Incarnate Word | 1–1 vs. Texas A&M-CC |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. New Orleans | |
| 6 | Lamar | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. New Orleans | |
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–9 | ||
| 8 | Central Arkansas | 7–11 | 4–3 vs. UIW/Nicholls State/Northwestern State/ACU | 1–1 vs. Northwestern State |
| N/A | Nicholls State | 7–11 | 4–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Northwestern State/ACU | 0–2 vs. Northwestern State |
| N/A | Northwestern State | 7–11 | 3–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Nicholls State/ACU |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Sam Houston State vs. No. 8 Central Arkansas | 77–69 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana | 77–65 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State | 59–63 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 6 Lamar | 75–59 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State | 75–63 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin | 77–69 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi | 68–65 OT | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
- – denotes overtime period
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