Sunday, February 14, 2021

Qualifiers for 2021 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament shaping up

By Robert H Kelly
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 14, 2021) With three weeks remaining in the Southland Conference men's basketball regular season, the list of qualifiers for the conference tournament is shaping up nicely. Eight teams will play in the 2021 Southland Conference Tournament, with the ultimate prize of being the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, which begins in March.

As of today, Abilene Christian would top the list as the number one seed. The Wildcats post a 10-1 conference record (18-3 overall), which is matched by Sam Houston State. The Bearkats would be the number two seed due to the difference in their season record (16-6).

The number three seed would belong to Stephen F Austin (8-1 SLC) with Nicholls owning the fourth seed. The Colonels post a  9-2 conference record, followed by Northwestern State (number 5 seed) with a  6-4 record. Incarnate Word (5-5) comes in as the sixth seed, followed by New Orleans (4-7) in seventh and Southeastern Louisiana (4-7) in eighth. The Houston Baptist Huskies (3-6) are currently in ninth place, with a shot at making the tournament top eight.

The conference tournament will  be held March 10-14, 2021 at the Leonard E. Merrell Center, in Katy, Texas.


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