2020 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

2020 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams12
SiteFord Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas
TelevisionStadium, ESPN+, CBSSN
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2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 – 4   .778 20 – 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
FIU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
UAB 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
UTSA 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
UTEP 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Rice 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was to be the concluding event of the 2019–20 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was to be held from March 11–14, 2020 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. The winner of the tournament was to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament. Only the first day of games were played before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.[1]

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 North Texas 14–4
2 Western Kentucky 13–5 2–0 vs. Louisiana Tech
3 Louisiana Tech 13–5 0–2 vs. Western Kentucky
4 Charlotte 10–8
5 FIU 9–9
6 Marshall 10–8
7 UAB 9–9 1–1 vs. Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech
8 Old Dominion 9–9 0–2 vs. Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech
9 Florida Atlantic 8–10
10 UTSA 7–11
11 UTEP 8–10
12 Rice 7–11
DNQ Southern Miss 5–13
DNQ Middle Tennessee 4–14

Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed.

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 6:00 pm No. 8 Old Dominion vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic 56-66 ESPN+
2 6:30 pm No. 5 FIU vs. No. 12 Rice 85-76
3 8:30 pm No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 UTSA 74-69
4 9:00 pm No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 UTEP 86-78
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
2 5 6:00 pm No. 1 North Texas vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic cancelled Stadium
6 6:30 pm No. 4 Charlotte vs. No. 5 FIU Facebook
7 8:30 pm No. 2 Western Kentucky vs. No. 7 UAB Stadium
8 9:00 pm No. 3 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Marshall Facebook
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
3 9 1:00 pm game 5 winner vs. game 6 winner cancelled CBSSN
10 3:30 pm game 7 winner vs. game 8 winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
4 11 7:30 pm game 9 winner vs. game 10 winner cancelled CBSSN

[2]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Stadium/Facebook 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
CBSSN 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
CBSSN
            
1 North Texas
9 Florida Atlantic
8 Old Dominion 56
9 Florida Atlantic 66
 
 
4 Charlotte
5 Florida International
5 Florida International 85
12 Rice 76
 
 
2 Western Kentucky
7 UAB
7 UAB 74
10 UTSA 69
 
 
3 Louisiana Tech
6 Marshall
6 Marshall 86
11 UTEP 78

* denotes overtime period.

See also

References

  1. ^ "MBB: C-USA Rolls Out Innovative Schedule" (Press release). Conference USA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship". Conference USA.