2022 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

2022 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams14
SiteFord Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas
ChampionsUAB (2nd title)
Winning coachAndy Kennedy
TelevisionStadium, ESPN+, CBSSN
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2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
FIU 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Marshall 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781
UAB † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
UTEP 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Rice 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
UTSA 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 – 17   .056 7 – 26   .212
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2022 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the concluding event of the 2021–22 men's basketball season for Conference USA (C-USA). It was held March 8–12, 2022, in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. The winner, the UAB Blazers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

Seed[1] School Record Tiebreaker
#1 East Middle Tennessee 13–5
#1 West North Texas 16–2
#2 East Western Kentucky 11–7 2–0 vs. Old Dominion
#2 West UAB 14–4
#3 East Florida Atlantic 11–7 1–1 vs. Old Dominion
#3 West Louisiana Tech 12–6
#4 East Charlotte 10–8
#4 West UTEP 11–7
#5 East Old Dominion 8–10
#5 West Rice 7–11
#6 East FIU 5–13
#6 West UTSA 3–15
#7 East Marshall 4–14
#7 West Southern Miss 1–17

Schedule

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 8
1 6:30 pm E6 FIU vs. E7 Marshall 62–74 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm W6 UTSA vs. W7 Southern Miss 64–67
Second Round – Wednesday, March 9
3 5:30 pm E4 Charlotte vs. W5 Rice 61–73 ESPN+
4 6:00 pm W3 Louisiana Tech vs. E7 Marshall 77–67
5 8:00 pm W4 UTEP vs. E5 Old Dominion 74–64
6 8:30 pm E3 FAU vs. W7 Southern Miss 86–59
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
7 5:30 pm W1 North Texas vs. W5 Rice 68–50 Stadium
8 6:00 pm E2 Western Kentucky vs. W3 Louisiana Tech 57–59
9 8:00 pm E1 Middle Tennessee vs. W4 UTEP 66–59OT
10 8:30 pm W2 UAB vs. E3 FAU 80–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
11 11:30 am W1 North Texas vs. W3 Louisiana Tech 36-42 CBSSN
12 2:00 pm E1 Middle Tennessee vs. W2 UAB 98-1023OT
Championship – Saturday, March 12
13 7:30 pm W3 Louisiana Tech vs. W2 UAB 82-73 CBSSN
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN+		Second round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN+		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Stadium		Semifinals
Friday, March 11
CBSSN		Championship
Saturday, March 12
CBSSN
1WNorth Texas68
4ECharlotte615WRice50
5WRice731WNorth Texas36
3WLouisiana Tech42
2EWestern Kentucky57
3WLouisiana Tech773WLouisiana Tech59
6EFlorida International627EMarshall673WLouisiana Tech73
7EMarshall742WUAB82
1EMiddle Tennessee66*
4WUTEP744WUTEP59
5EOld Dominion641EMiddle Tennessee98
2WUAB102***
2WUAB80
3EFlorida Atlantic863EFlorida Atlantic66
6WUTSA647WSouthern Miss59
7WSouthern Miss67

* denotes overtime period.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2022 MBK Champ Bracket (PDF) - Conference USA" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.