2008 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 13–16, 2008, at Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.^[1]

2008 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	8
Site	Merrell Center Katy, Texas
Champions	Texas–Arlington (1st title)
Winning coach	Scott Cross (1st title)
MVP	Anthony Vereen (Texas–Arlington)
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2007–08 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Lamar	13	–	3		.813			19	–	11		.633
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Northwestern State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	18		.455
McNeese State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Nicholls State	5	–	11		.313			10	–	21		.323
Central Arkansas	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
West
Stephen F. Austin	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
Sam Houston State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	8		.742
Texas–Arlington †	7	–	9		.438			21	–	12		.636
UTSA	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Texas State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
† 2008 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 13					Semifinals March 14					Finals March 16
	2	Lamar	75
	7	Texas–Arlington	81
						7	Texas–Arlington	72
						3	Sam Houston State	66
	3	Sam Houston State	64
	6	McNeese State	62
											7	Texas–Arlington	82
											5	Northwestern State	79
	1	Stephen F. Austin	71
	8	UTSA	60
						1	Stephen F. Austin	66
						5	Northwestern State	69
	4	Southeastern Louisiana	51
	5	Northwestern State	71

Sources

• 2008 Tournament Bracket