2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification
Division I
Season
2015–16
Teams
13
Site
Legacy Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
Champions
Middle Tennessee (1st title)
Winning coach
Kermit Davis (1st title)
MVP
Reggie Upshaw (Middle Tennessee)
Attendance
33,438
Television
ASN, CBSSN, FS1

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2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L 
PCT
UAB162 .889  267
 .788

Middle Tennessee †
135 .722  2510
 .714
Marshall126 .667  1716
 .515
Louisiana Tech126 .667  2310
 .697
Old Dominion126 .667  2513
 .658
UTEP108 .556  1914
 .576
Charlotte99 .500  1419
 .424
Western Kentucky810 .444  1816
 .529
North Texas711 .389  1220
 .375
Rice711 .389  1220
 .375
FIU711 .389  1319
 .406
Florida Atlantic513 .278  825
 .242

Southern Miss*
513 .278  821
 .276
UTSA315 .167  527
 .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 8–12, 2016, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena.[1][2]Southern Miss did not participate in the tournament due to a self-imposed a postseason ban for pending NCAA violations.[3]Middle Tennessee won the tournament, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.




Contents





  • 1 Seeds


  • 2 Schedule


  • 3 Bracket


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




Seeds


Only 13 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. As a result, the top 11 teams received a bye to the Second Round of the tournament. The top 4 teams received a double 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
Conference
Tiebreaker
1

UAB
16–2

2

Middle Tennessee
13–5

3

Marshall
12–6
2–1 vs. LA Tech & Old Dominion
4

Louisiana Tech
12–6
1–1 vs. Marshall & Old Dominion
5

Old Dominion
12–6
1–2 vs. LA Tech & Marshall
6

UTEP
10–8

7

Charlotte
9–9

8

Western Kentucky
8–10

9

North Texas
7–11
2–1 vs. Rice & FIU, 1-1 vs. Louisiana Tech
10

Rice
7–11
2–1 vs. North Texas & FIU, 0-2 vs. Louisiana Tech
11

FIU
7–11
0–2 vs. Rice & North Texas
12

Florida Atlantic
5–13

13

UTSA
3–15


Schedule




































































Game
Time*
Matchup#Final Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1
4:00 pm

#12 Florida Atlantic vs. #13 UTSA
82–58

ASN
220
Second round – Wednesday, March 9
2
12:00 pm

#8 Western Kentucky vs. #9 North Texas
84–76
ASN
3,888
3
2:30 pm

#5 Old Dominion vs. #12 Florida Atlantic
72–46
4
6:00 pm

#7 Charlotte vs. #10 Rice
79–69
3,905
5
8:30 pm

#6 UTEP vs. #11 FIU
85–77
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
6
12:00 pm
#1 UAB vs. #8 Western Kentucky
77–88
ASN
9,797
7
2:30 pm
#4 La Tech vs. #5 Old Dominion
52–68
8
6:00 pm

#2 Middle Tennessee vs. #7 Charlotte
79–61
3,933
9
8:30 pm

#3 Marshall vs #6 UTEP
87–85
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
10
3:00 pm

#5 Old Dominion vs #8 Western Kentucky
89–77

CBSSN
6,176
11
5:30 pm

#2 Middle Tennessee vs #3 Marshall
99–90
Championship – Saturday, March 12
12
1:30 pm

#2 Middle Tennessee vs #5 Old Dominion
55–53

FS1
5,519

*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed


Bracket


























































































































































































 

First round
Tuesday, March 8
ASN


Second round
Wednesday, March 9
ASN


Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ASN


Semifinals
Friday, March 11
CBSSN


Championship
Saturday, March 12
FS1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


9
North Texas
76
 



8

Western Kentucky

84
 


 
8

Western Kentucky

88



 
1
UAB
77
 



 
8
Western Kentucky
77
 



 
5

Old Dominion

89
 

13
UTSA
58
 


12

Florida Atlantic

82
 

 
12
Florida Atlantic
46
 



 
5

Old Dominion

72
 


 
5

Old Dominion

68



 
4
Louisiana Tech
52
 



5
Old Dominion
53




2

Middle Tennessee

55


10
Rice
69
 



7

Charlotte

79
 


 
7
Charlotte
61



 
2

Middle Tennessee

79
 



 
2

Middle Tennessee

99



 
3
Marshall
90
 


11
FIU
77
 



6

UTEP

85
 


 
6
UTEP
85



 
3

Marshall

87
 


See also


  • 2016 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament


References




  1. ^ "C-USA Basketball Championships to Return to Birmingham", Conference USA, September 30, 2015.


  2. ^ "Conference USA Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Conference USA. Retrieved December 22, 2013. 


  3. ^ Norlander, Matt. "Southern Miss self-imposes postseason ban for 2nd straight year". CBSSports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. Retrieved 15 February 2016. 








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