2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 2017, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena. Middle Tennessee received the conference automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with an 83-72 win over Marshall in the finals.

2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams12
SiteLegacy Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2nd title)
Winning coachKermit Davis (2nd title)
MVPGiddy Potts (Middle Tennessee)
TelevisionASN, CBSSN
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee †17–1 .944  31–5  .861
Louisiana Tech14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Old Dominion12–6 .667  19–12  .613
UTEP12–6 .667  15–17  .469
Rice11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Marshall10–8 .556  20–15  .571
UAB9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Western Kentucky9–9 .500  15–17  .469
UTSA8–10 .444  14–19  .424
Charlotte7–11 .389  13–17  .433
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Southern Miss6–12 .333  9–22  .290
FIU3–15 .167  7–24  .226
North Texas2–16 .111  8–22  .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Seeds

Only 12 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. As a result, the top 4 teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Middle Tennessee 17–1
2 Louisiana Tech 14–4
3 Old Dominion 12–6 1–0 vs. UTEP
4 UTEP 12–6 0–1 vs. Old Dominion
5 Rice 11–7
6 Marshall 10–8
7 UAB 9–9 1–0 vs. Louisiana Tech
8 WKU 9–9 0–1 vs. Louisiana Tech
9 UTSA 8–10
10 Charlotte 7–11
11 FAU 6–12 1–0 vs. Southern Miss
12 Southern Miss 6–12 0–1 vs. FAU

Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed.

Round Date Game Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First March 8, 2017 1 No. 8 Western Kentucky vs. No. 9 UTSA 52–56 Campus Insiders 3,207
2 No. 5 Rice vs. No. 12 Southern Miss 86–75
3 No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 Charlotte 74–73 6,410
4 No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic 89–74
Quarterfinals March 9, 2017 5 No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 UTSA 86–70 ASN 3,654
6 No. 4 UTEP vs. No. 5 Rice 86–76
7 No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UAB 69–57 4,005
8 No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Marshall 63–64
Semifinals March 10, 2017 9 No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 4 UTEP 82–56 CBSSN 3,299
10 No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Marshall 77–93
Championship March 11, 2017 11 No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Marshall 83–72 CBSSN 3,956

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 8		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ASN		 Semifinals
Friday, March 10
CBSSN		 Championship
Saturday, March 11
CBSSN
                                     
       
  1 Middle Tennessee 86  
    9 UTSA 70  
8 Western Kentucky 52
9 UTSA 56  
  1 Middle Tennessee 82  
  4 UTEP 56  
       
       
  4 UTEP 86
    5 Rice 76  
5 Rice 86
12 Southern Miss 75  
  1 Middle Tennessee 83
  6 Marshall 72
       
       
  2 Louisiana Tech 69
    7 UAB 57  
7 UAB 74
10 Charlotte 73  
  2 Louisiana Tech 77
  6 Marshall 93  
       
       
  3 Old Dominion 63
    6 Marshall 64  
6 Marshall 89
11 Florida Atlantic 74  

See also

References
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.