2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament


The 2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for Conference USA, held March 11–15, 2014, in El Paso, Texas, at Don Haskins Center.[1]

2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams15
SiteDon Haskins Center
El Paso, Texas
ChampionsTulsa (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Manning (1st title)
TelevisionCBS, CBS Sports Network
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2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500 17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313 17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Louisiana Tech 13–3 25–6 2–1 vs Tul/MT/SM; 1–0 vs Tul
2 Tulsa 13–3 18–12 2–1 vs LT/MT/SM; 0–1 vs LT
3 Middle Tennessee 13–3 23–8 1–2 vs LT/Tul/SM; 1–0 vs. SM
4 Southern Miss 13–3 26–5 1–2 vs LT/Tul/MT; 0–1 vs. MT
5 UTEP# 12–4 22–9
6 Old Dominion# 9–7 15–16
7 Tulane# 8–8 16–15
8 UAB# 7–9 18–12 1–0 vs Charlotte
9 Charlotte# 7–9 16–13 0–1 vs UAB
10 North Texas 6–10 15–15
11 Florida Atlantic 5–11 10–21 1–0 vs East Carolina
12 East Carolina 5–11 16–15 0–1 vs Florida Atlantic
13 UTSA 4–12 8–21 1–0 vs Marshall
14 Marshall 4–12 10–21 0–1 vs UTSA
15 Rice 2–14 7–22
‡ – C–USA regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double–bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single–bye in the conference tournament.
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.
Overall records include all games played in the C–USA Tournament.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
1 3:30 pm #10 North Texas vs #15 Rice C-USA DN
2 6:00 pm #11 Florida Atlantic vs #14 Marshall C-USA DN
3 8:30 pm #12 East Carolina vs #13 UTSA C-USA DN
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
4 12:00 pm #7 Tulane vs #10 North Texas C-USA DN
5 2:30 pm #6 Old Dominion vs #14 Marshall C-USA DN
6 6:00 pm #5 UTEP vs #12 East Carolina C-USA DN
7 8:30 pm #8 UAB vs #9 Charlotte C-USA DN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
8 12:00 pm #2 Tulsa vs #7 Tulane C-USA DN
9 2:30 pm #3 Middle Tennessee vs #6 Old Dominion C-USA DN
10 6:00 pm #4 Southern Miss vs #5 UTEP C-USA DN
11 8:30 pm #1 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Charlotte C-USA DN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
12 2:00 pm #2 Tulsa vs #3 Middle Tennessee CBSSN
13 4:30 pm #4 Southern Miss vs #1 Louisiana Tech CBSSN
Championship – Saturday, March 15
14 9:35 am #2 Tulsa vs. #1 Louisiana Tech CBS
*Game times in MT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 11
Second round
Wednesday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Championship
Saturday, March 15
1Louisiana Tech86
8UAB709Charlotte65
9Charlotte801Louisiana Tech88
4Southern Miss70
4Southern Miss64
5UTEP775UTEP56
12East Carolina7912East Carolina681Louisiana Tech60
13UTSA762Tulsa69
2Tulsa70
7Tulane667Tulane49
10North Texas6310North Texas612Tulsa76
15Rice623Middle Tennessee69
3Middle Tennessee62
6Old Dominion786Old Dominion48
11Florida Atlantic5914Marshall58
14Marshall63

References

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  1. ^ "Conference USA Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Conference USA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.