1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 24–26 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1977–78
Teams	6
Site	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Champions	New Orleans (1st title)
Winning coach	Butch van Breda Kolff (1st title)
MVP	Nate Mills (New Orleans)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments

1977–78 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Charlotte	9	–	1		.900			20	–	7		.741
New Orleans †	8	–	2		.800			21	–	6		.778
Jacksonville	6	–	4		.600			14	–	14		.500
South Alabama	3	–	7		.300			18	–	10		.643
South Florida	2	–	8		.200			13	–	14		.481
Georgia State	2	–	8		.200			5	–	21		.192
† 1978 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

New Orleans defeated South Alabama in the championship game, 22–20, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

However, no Sun Belt teams were invited to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Format

All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records with the top two teams earning byes to the semifinal round.

The tournament was played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Friday, February 24					Semifinals Saturday, February 25					Championship Sunday, February 26
						1	UNC Charlotte	56
						4	South Alabama	66
	5	South Florida	75
	4	South Alabama	80
											4	South Alabama	20
											2	New Orleans	22
	3	Jacksonville	82
	6	Georgia State	77
						2	New Orleans	79
						3	Jacksonville	64