1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1998, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[2] This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams8
SiteThe MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsValparaiso (4th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (4th title)
MVPBryce Drew (3rd MVP) (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
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1999 →
1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
Oral Roberts 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Youngstown State 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Western Illinois 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
Buffalo 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Missouri-Kansas City 7 9   .438 9 18   .333
Southern Utah 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Northeastern Illinois 3 13   .188 6 19   .240
Chicago State 2 14   .125 2 25   .074
1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from [1]

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67–48 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 Valparaiso 84
5 Buffalo 73
4 Western Illinois 74
5 Buffalo 81
1 Valparaiso 67
3 Youngstown State 48
3 Youngstown State 75
6 UMKC 59
3 Youngstown State 74
2 Oral Roberts 60
2 Oral Roberts 94
7 Southern Utah 84

[3]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results (updated through 2017-18 season)" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".