2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachMark Slessinger (1st title)
MVPErik Thomas (New Orleans)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Lamar 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389 8 24   .250
McNeese State 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland tournament winner

The 2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, was the postseason men's basketball tournament that completed 2016–17 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas from March 8–11, 2017. The winner of the tournament, New Orleans, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 68–65 OT win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Two programs in their final year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Timeline for the move to NCAA Division I status". Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 14, 2015.