1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 1-3, 1998 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[2] This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams8
SiteThe MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsValparaiso (4th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (4th title)
MVPBryce Drew (3rd MVP) (Valparaiso)
1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso †13–3 .813  23–10  .697
Oral Roberts12–4 .750  19–12  .613
Youngstown State11–5 .688  20–9  .690
Western Illinois11–5 .688  16–11  .593
Buffalo9–7 .563  15–13  .536
Missouri-Kansas City7–9 .438  9–18  .333
Southern Utah4–12 .250  7–20  .259
Northeastern Illinois3–13 .188  6–19  .240
Chicago State2–14 .125  2–25  .074
† 1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67–48 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
                           
       
  1 Valparaiso 84  
    5 Buffalo 73  
4 Western Illinois 74
  5 Buffalo 81  
    1 Valparaiso 67
  3 Youngstown State 48
  3 Youngstown State 75  
6 Missouri-Kansas City 59  
3 Youngstown State 74
    2 Oral Roberts 60  
2 Oral Roberts 94
  7 Southern Utah 84  

[3]

References

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