Classification Division I Teams 8 | Season 2016–17 Television ESPN3, ESPN2 | |
Site Merrell Center
Katy, Texas | ||
The 2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, will take place at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
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Two programs in their final year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, will be ineligible for the tournament.
Seeds
The top 8 teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament. The top 2 seeds will earn double byes into the Semifinals. The #3 and #4 seeds will receive a single bye to the Quarterfinals.
Teams will be seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Bracket
* – denotes overtime period
Awards and honors
Source:
Tournament MVP:
All-Tournament Team: