2014 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for Conference USA, held March 11–15, 2014, in El Paso, Texas, at Don Haskins Center.[1]

2014 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams15
SiteDon Haskins Center
El Paso, Texas
ChampionsTulsa (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Manning (1st title)
TelevisionCBS, CBS Sports Network
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech13–3 .813  29–8  .784
Tulsa †13–3 .813  21–13  .618
Middle Tennessee13–3 .813  24–9  .727
Southern Miss13–3 .813  29–7  .806
UTEP12–4 .750  23–11  .676
Old Dominion9–7 .563  18–18  .500
Tulane8–8 .500  17–17  .500
UAB7–9 .438  18–13  .581
Charlotte7–9 .438  17–14  .548
FIU*7–9 .438  15–16  .484
North Texas6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Florida Atlantic5–11 .313  10–22  .313
East Carolina5–11 .313  17–17  .500
UTSA4–12 .250  8–22  .267
Marshall4–12 .250  11–22  .333
Rice2–14 .125  7–23  .233
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Louisiana Tech† 13–3 25–6 2–1 vs Tul/MT/SM; 1–0 vs Tul
2 Tulsa† 13–3 18–12 2–1 vs LT/MT/SM; 0–1 vs LT
3 Middle Tennessee† 13–3 23–8 1–2 vs LT/Tul/SM; 1–0 vs. SM
4 Southern Miss† 13–3 26–5 1–2 vs LT/Tul/MT; 0–1 vs. MT
5 UTEP# 12–4 22–9
6 Old Dominion# 9–7 15–16
7 Tulane# 8–8 16–15
8 UAB# 7–9 18–12 1–0 vs Charlotte
9 Charlotte# 7–9 16–13 0–1 vs UAB
10 North Texas 6–10 15–15
11 Florida Atlantic 5–11 10–21 1–0 vs East Carolina
12 East Carolina 5–11 16–15 0–1 vs Florida Atlantic
13 UTSA 4–12 8–21 1–0 vs Marshall
14 Marshall 4–12 10–21 0–1 vs UTSA
15 Rice 2–14 7–22
‡ – C–USA regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double–bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single–bye in the conference tournament.
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.
Overall records include all games played in the C–USA Tournament.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
1 3:30 pm #10 North Texas vs #15 Rice C-USA DN
2 6:00 pm #11 Florida Atlantic vs #14 Marshall C-USA DN
3 8:30 pm #12 East Carolina vs #13 UTSA C-USA DN
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
4 12:00 pm #7 Tulane vs #10 North Texas C-USA DN
5 2:30 pm #6 Old Dominion vs #14 Marshall C-USA DN
6 6:00 pm #5 UTEP vs #12 East Carolina C-USA DN
7 8:30 pm #8 UAB vs #9 Charlotte C-USA DN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
8 12:00 pm #2 Tulsa vs #7 Tulane C-USA DN
9 2:30 pm #3 Middle Tennessee vs #6 Old Dominion C-USA DN
10 6:00 pm #4 Southern Miss vs #5 UTEP C-USA DN
11 8:30 pm #1 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Charlotte C-USA DN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
12 2:00 pm #2 Tulsa vs #3 Middle Tennessee CBSSN
13 4:30 pm #4 Southern Miss vs #1 Louisiana Tech CBSSN
Championship – Saturday, March 15
14 9:35 am #2 Tulsa vs. #1 Louisiana Tech CBS
*Game times in MT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  First round
Tuesday, March 11
Second round
Wednesday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Championship
Saturday, March 15
                                               
1 Louisiana Tech 86  
    9 Charlotte 65  
8 UAB 70
9 Charlotte 80  
  1 Louisiana Tech 88  
  4 Southern Miss 70  
4 Southern Miss 64
    5 UTEP 56  
5 UTEP 77
    12 East Carolina 68  
12 East Carolina 79
13 UTSA 76  
1 Louisiana Tech 60
2 Tulsa 69
2 Tulsa 70  
    7 Tulane 49  
7 Tulane 66
    10 North Texas 61  
10 North Texas 63
15 Rice 62  
  2 Tulsa 76
  3 Middle Tennessee 69  
3 Middle Tennessee 62
    6 Old Dominion 48  
6 Old Dominion 78
    14 Marshall 58  
11 Florida Atlantic 59
14 Marshall 63  

References

  1. "Conference USA Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Conference USA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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