2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

Not to be confused with 2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament.

2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Lutz (2nd title)
MVPJalen Jackson (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
← 2022
2024 →
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Nicholls 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 – 9   .500 13 – 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
McNeese 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Lamar 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner


The 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 5–8, 2023, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2][3][4] Top seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi defeated second seeded Northwestern State 75–71 in the championship game winning its second consecutive tournament championship and receiving the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[5]

Seeds

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McNeese clinched the final berth in the tournament on the final day of the regular season by overcoming a 22-point second-half deficit to earn 79–78 dramatic comeback victory over New Orleans.[6] The McNeese win eliminated Incarnate Word, which controlled its own destiny but lost, 81–64, to Northwestern State.[7]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are, in general, 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down, 3) road record in conference games, 4) comparison of road records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 5) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[8]

If a team that is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament wins the Southland Conference Tournament, the conference's automatic bid goes to the regular-season champion.[9]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–4
2 Northwestern State 13–5
3 Southeastern Louisiana 12–6
4 Nicholls 11–7
5 Texas A&M–Commerce 9–9
6 Houston Christian 7–11 1–1 vs. UNO 1–1 vs. AMCC
7 New Orleans 7–11 1–1 vs. HCU 0–2 vs. AMCC
8 McNeese 6–12 1–1 vs. UIW 1–1 vs. NWST
DNQ Incarnate Word 6–12 1–1 vs. MCN 0–2 vs. NWST
DNQ Lamar 5–13

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Sunday March 5, 2023
1 1 5:00 pm No. 5 Texas A&M–Commerce vs. No. 8 McNeese 78–79 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 6 Houston Christian vs. No. 7 New Orleans 69–90
Second round – Monday, March 6, 2023
2 3 5:00 pm No. 4 Nicholls vs. No. 8 McNeese 71–77 ESPN+
4 7:30 pm No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 New Orleans 78-82
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
3 5 5:30 pm No. 1 Texas A&M-CC vs. No. 8 McNeese 80–63 ESPNU
6 8:00 pm No. 2 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 New Orleans 74–70 ESPN+
Championship – Wednesday, March 8, 2023
4 7 4:00 pm No. 1 Texas A&M-CC vs. No. 2 Northwestern State 75–71 ESPN2
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Sunday, March 5
ESPN+		Second round
Monday, March 6
ESPN+		Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7
ESPN+/ESPNU		Championship
Wednesday March 8
ESPN2
1Texas A&M-CC80
4Nicholls718McNeese State63
5Texas A&M-Commerce788McNeese State771Texas A&M-CC75
8McNeese State792Northwestern State71
2Northwestern State74
3Southeastern Louisiana787New Orleans70Third place
6Houston Christian697New Orleans82
7New Orleans90

* denotes number of overtime periods

Awards and honors

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2023 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team[5]
  • Jalen Jackson,Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (MVP)
  • Tervian Tennyson, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
  • Demarcus Sharp, Northwestern State
  • Jalen Hampton, Northwestern State
  • Christian Shumate, McNeese

See also

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References

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  1. ^ David Cobb (March 1, 2023). "2023 March Madness: Conference tournaments begin, brackets, schedules, dates, times, TV channels". 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "We're tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Southland Basketball Tournament - Southland Conference" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Southland Conference Basketball Championships". Visit Lake Charles. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Islanders Repeat as SLC Tournament Champions after Winning Thriller over Northwestern State". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Travis, Matthew (March 2, 2023). "Cowboys Clinch Spot in Southland Tournament behind Second Half Comeback". KPLC. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "363 to 1 - NCAA Men's Basketball Counts Down to a National Champion - 7 Tournaments in Action Today: Wednesday, March 1". Off Tackle Empire. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "2020 Hercules Tires Southland Conference Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Southland Tournament". Hoops HD. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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