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2020 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2020 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsTournament cancelled
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 19 1   .950 28 3   .903
Abilene Christian 15 5   .750 20 11   .645
Nicholls 15 5   .750 21 10   .677
Sam Houston State 11 9   .550 18 13   .581
Northwestern State 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Lamar 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
McNeese State 10 10   .500 15 17   .469
Texas A&M–CC 10 10   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 10 21   .323
Incarnate Word 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
New Orleans 5 15   .250 9 21   .300
Southeastern Louisiana 5 15   .250 8 23   .258
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 4 25   .138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2019–20 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was scheduled from March 11–14, 2020. The first two games of the tournament were held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas on March 11, 2020.[1] On March 12, the Southland Conference announced the remainder of the tournament would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The tournament winner would have received an automatic invitation to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which was later cancelled for the same reason.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[3][4] Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. 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.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Stephen F. Austin 19–1
2 Abilene Christian 15–5 1–0 vs Nicholls
3 Nicholls 15–5 0–1 vs Abilene Christian
4 Sam Houston State 11–9 1–0 vs Northwestern State
5 Northwestern State 11–9 0–1 vs Sam Houston State
6 Lamar 10–10

LU is No. 6 seed by virtue of record against all other teams each played two times (LU 4-0 vs. HBU/UIW; MCN 3-1 vs. HBU/UIW; AMCC 3-1 vs. HBU/UIW)

7 McNeese State 10–10

MCN is No. 7 seed by virtue of record against all other teams each played two times (MCN 7-3 vs. HBU/UIW/LU/UNO/SLU; AMCC 6-4 vs. HBU/UIW/LU/UNO/SLU) Note: This contradicts the tie-breaker rules listed on the conference website, which indicates that after the three-team tie is broken, the first step of the two-team tiebreaker should apply, which would have then awarded the higher seed to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi based on its 1-0 record vs. McNeese State.

8 Texas A&M–CC 10–10

Schedule

Tournament cancelled on March 12

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 11, 2020
1 1 5:00 pm No. 5 Northwestern State vs. No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 79–62 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 McNeese State 80–59
Second round – Thursday, March 12, 2020
2 3 5:00 pm No. 4 Sam Houston State vs. No. 5 Northwestern State ESPN+
4 7:30 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Lamar
Semifinals – Friday, March 13, 2020
3 5 5:00 pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. Game 3 winner ESPN+
6 7:30 pm No. 2 Abilene Christian vs. Game 4 winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14, 2020
4 7 8:30 pm Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 winner ESPN2
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[1]

Bracket

Tournament cancelled on March 12.

First round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 12
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPN2
1 Stephen F. Austin  
4 Sam Houston State  
5 Northwestern State 79 5 Northwestern State  
8 Texas A&M–CC 62      
     
2 Abilene Christian  
3 Nicholls  
6 Lamar 80 6 Lamar  
7 McNeese State 59

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP:
All-Tournament Team:

Source:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Chuck Culpepper and Ava Wallace (March 12, 2020). "NCAA basketball tournaments canceled in response to coronavirus". Washington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "REMAINING SEEDING SCENARIOS ENTERING FINAL WEEKEND OF SOUTHLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON". Southland Conference. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEEDS FINALIZED". Southland Conference. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.