1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams10
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coachMarty Fletcher (2nd title)
MVPMichael Allen (Southwestern Louisiana)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 20 – 11   .645
SW Louisiana † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
New Orleans 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667
Jacksonville 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
Arkansas State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 13 – 14   .481
Texas-Pan American 9 – 9   .500 16 – 12   .571
Arkansas-Little Rock 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
Lamar 6 – 12   .333 10 – 17   .370
Louisiana Tech 0 – 18   .000 2 – 25   .074
† 1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the E. A. Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

Southwestern Louisiana defeated top-seeded hosts Western Kentucky in the championship game, 78–72, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. It was USL's second Sun Belt title in three years.

The Ragin' Cajuns, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member Western Kentucky joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.

Format

No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.

With all teams participating in the tournament this year, the field increased from nine to ten teams. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 4 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 6 		Championship
Monday, March 7
            
1 Western Kentucky 72
8 Arkansas–Little Rock 69
9 Lamar 71
8 Arkansas–Little Rock 78
1 Western Kentucky 83
4 Jacksonville 72
5 Arkansas State 55
4 Jacksonville 68
1 Western Kentucky 72
2 SW Louisiana 78
3 New Orleans 68
6 South Alabama 60
3 New Orleans 55
2 SW Louisiana 59
7 Texas–Pan American 70
10 Louisiana Tech 65
7 Texas–Pan American 60
2 SW Louisiana 81

See also

References

  1. ^ "1993–94 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.