1994 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1994 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams8
SiteFant-Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, Louisiana
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State (1st title)
Winning coachJim Wooldridge (1st title)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NE Louisiana 15 3   .833 19 9   .679
SW Texas State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Nicholls State 12 6   .667 19 9   .679
North Texas 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
UTSA 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Sam Houston State 7 11   .389 7 20   .259
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Stephen F. Austin 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Texas–Arlington 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
1994 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1994 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Southwest Texas State defeated North Texas in the championship game, 69–60, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bobcats received a bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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Eight of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with tournament play began with the quarterfinal round. Northwestern State and Texas-Arlington did not participate.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship
March 6
         
1 Northeast Louisiana 92
8 Stephen F. Austin 73
1 Northeast Louisiana 74
5 North Texas 77
4 McNeese State 65
5 North Texas 69
1 North Texas 60
2 SW Texas State 69
3 Nicholls State 101
6 Texas-San Antonio 89
3 Nicholls State 65
2 SW Texas State 68
2 SW Texas State 65
7 Sam Houston State 56

References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.