2019 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
| 2019 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas |
| Television | Stadium, ESPN+, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 C-USA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament is the concluding event of the 2018–19 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It is being held from March 13–16, 2019 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star.[1] In the first round and quarterfinals, two games will be played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain. [2]
Seeds
Only 12 conference teams play in the tournament. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams are seeded within one of three groups. After each team had played 14 conference games, the teams were divided into groups based on conference record at that point in the season. The top five teams were placed in one group, the next five in a second group, and the bottom four in a final group. All teams were at that time locked into a seeding range that corresponded to their group—for example, the top five teams were assured the top five seeds. The remaining four conference games were played strictly within each group. The final seeding within each group is determined by overall conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top two teams within the bottom group enter the tournament.[3]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 13–5 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 11–7 | 3–1 vs. Southern Miss/UTSA, 2–0 vs. Southern Miss |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 11–7 | 2–2 vs. Western Kentucky/UTSA, 0–2 vs. Western Kentucky |
| 4 | UTSA | 11–7 | 1–3 vs. Southern Miss/Western Kentucky |
| 5 | UAB | 10–8 | Clinched over Marshall on Feb 16. |
| 6 | Marshall | 11–7 | |
| 7 | FIU | 10–8 | |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 9–9 | |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 8–10 | 4–0 vs. North Texas/Rice/MTSU |
| 10 | North Texas | 8–10 | 3–2 vs. FAU/Rice/MTSU |
| 11 | Rice | 8–10 | 2–3 vs. FAU/North Texas/MTSU, 0–3 vs. FAU/North Texas |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 8–10 | 0–4 vs FAU/North Texas/Rice |
Schedule
Rankings denote tournament seed.
| Session | Game | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | No. 8 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | No. 5 UAB vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee | 70-60 | ||
| 3 | No. 7 FIU vs. No. 10 North Texas | |||
| 4 | No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 Rice | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | No. 1 Old Dominion vs. Game 1 Winner | Stadium | |
| 6 | No. 4 UTSA vs. No. 5 UAB | |||
| 7 | No. 2 Western Kentucky vs. Game 3 Winner | Stadium | ||
| 8 | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. Game 4 Winner | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | CBSSN | |
| 10 | Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner | CBSSN | |
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 13 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 Stadium/Facebook | Semifinals Friday, March 15 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 16 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Old Dominion | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UAB | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UAB | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FIU | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | North Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rice | ||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period.
References
- ^ Juarez, Lindsey (May 16, 2017). "Conference USA 2018, 2019 basketball championships moving to The Star in Frisco". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ http://conferenceusa.com/sports/2018/10/1/2019-CUSA-Basketball-Championships.aspx
- ^ "MBB: C-USA Rolls Out Innovative Schedule" (Press release). Conference USA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship". Conference USA.