2018 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Conference USA for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–10, 2018, in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star.[1] In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain. [2]

2018 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteFord Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas
ChampionsMarshall (1st title)
Winning coachDan D'Antoni (1st title)
MVPJon Elmore (Marshall)
TelevisionStadium, CBSSN
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Old Dominion15–3 .833  25–7  .781
Western Kentucky14–4 .778  27–11  .711
Marshall †12–6 .667  25–11  .694
UTSA11–7 .611  20–15  .571
UAB10–8 .556  20–13  .606
North Texas8–10 .444  20–18  .526
FIU8–10 .444  14–18  .438
Southern Miss7–11 .389  16–18  .471
Louisiana Tech7–11 .389  17–16  .515
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  12–19  .387
UTEP6–12 .333  11–20  .355
Rice4–14 .222  7–24  .226
Charlotte2–16 .111  6–23  .207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

The tournament was won by Marshall, who defeated Western Kentucky in the conference title game, earning the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, their first Conference USA Tournament title.

Seeds

Only 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Middle Tennessee 16–2
2 Old Dominion 15–3
3 Western Kentucky 14–4
4 Marshall 12–6
5 UTSA 11–7
6 UAB 10–8
7 North Texas 8–10 1–0 vs. UAB
8 FIU 8–10 0–1 vs. UAB
9 Southern Miss 7–11 1–1 vs. UTSA
10 Louisiana Tech 7–11 0–2 vs. UTSA
11 Florida Atlantic 6–12 1–0 vs. UTEP
12 UTEP 6–12 0–1 vs. FAU

Schedule

[3]

Rankings denote tournament seed.

Session Game Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 7
1 1 No. 8 FIU vs. No. 9 Southern Miss 68–69 Stadium
2 No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 12 UTEP 71–58
3 No. 7 North Texas vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech 62–68
4 No. 6 UAB vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic 83–72
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
2 5 No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 Southern Miss 68–71OT Stadium
6 No. 4 Marshall vs. No. 5 UTSA 95–81
7 No. 2 Old Dominion vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech 62–58
8 No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 UAB 98–70
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3 9 No. 4 Marshall vs. No. 9 Southern Miss 85–75 CBSSN
10 No. 2 Old Dominion vs. No. 3 Western Kentucky 49–57
Championship – Saturday, March 10
4 11 No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 4 Marshall 66–67 CBSSN

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 7
Stadium		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Stadium		 Semifinals
Friday, March 9
CBSSN		 Championship
Saturday, March 10
CBSSN
                                     
       
  1 Middle Tennessee 68  
    9 Southern Miss 71*  
8 FIU 68
9 Southern Miss 69  
  9 Southern Miss 75  
  4 Marshall 85  
       
       
  4 Marshall 95
    5 UTSA 81  
5 UTSA 71
12 UTEP 58  
  4 Marshall 67
  3 Western Kentucky 66
       
       
  2 Old Dominion 62
    10 Louisiana Tech 58  
7 North Texas 62
10 Louisiana Tech 68  
  2 Old Dominion 49
  3 Western Kentucky 57  
       
       
  3 Western Kentucky 98
    6 UAB 70  
6 UAB 83
11 Florida Atlantic 72  

* denotes overtime period.

References
  1. Juarez, Lindsey (May 16, 2017). "Conference USA 2018, 2019 basketball championships moving to The Star in Frisco". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-ncaa-conference-usa-tournament-20180308-story.html
  3. "2018 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship". Conference USA.

See also
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