2008 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Summit League
Gender = Men's


ImageSize = 150px
Caption = 2008 Tournament Logo
Teams = 8
Arena = Union Multipurpose Activity Center
City = Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions = Oral Roberts
TitleCount = 3rd
Coach = Scott Sutton
CoachCount = 3rd
MVP = Moses Ehambe
MVPTeam = Oral Roberts
Attendance =
OneTopScorer = yes
TopScorer = George Hill
TopScorerTeam = IUPUI
Points = 72

The 2008 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament was won by Oral Roberts. It took place March 8–11, 2008 [ [http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/SUMM 2008 Summit League Tournament] ] at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

All-tournament team

* Jaraun Burrows, IPFW
* Moses Ehambe, Oral Roberts (Most Valuable Player)
* George Hill, IUPUI
* Robert Jarvis, Oral Roberts
* Derick Nelson, Oakland

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in The Summit League receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:
* Head-to-head competition
* Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
* Ratings Percentage Index
* Coin flip

2008 seeds

x-Clinched regular season championship

"NOTE: North Dakota State and South Dakota State are ineligible for the 2008 Tournament."

4th Place Tiebreaker

IPFW and Southern Utah split their two games and had identical records against each conference team. Southern Utah received the 4th seed, because their RPI of 231 was better than IPFW's RPI of 235. [ [http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21767&SPID=1768&DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=1402499 Pairings Announced for Men's Basketball Championship] ]

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
March 8-9
RD2=Semifinals
March 10
RD3=Finals
March 11
group1=
group2=
RD1-seed1 = 1
RD1-team1 = Oral Roberts
RD1-score1 = 84
RD1-seed2 = 8
RD1-team2 = Centenary
RD1-score2 = 56
RD1-seed3 = 4
RD1-team3 = Southern Utah
RD1-score3 = 62
RD1-seed4 = 5
RD1-team4 = IPFW
RD1-score4 = 66
RD1-seed5 = 2
RD1-team5 = IUPUI
RD1-score5 = 69
RD1-seed6 = 7
RD1-team6 = UMKC
RD1-score6 = 65
RD1-seed7 = 3
RD1-team7 = Oakland
RD1-score7 = 80
RD1-seed8 = 6
RD1-team8 = Western Illinois
RD1-score8 = 66
RD2-seed1 = 1
RD2-team1 = Oral Roberts
RD2-score1 = 58
RD2-seed2 = 5
RD2-team2 = IPFW
RD2-score2 = 42
RD2-seed3 = 2
RD2-team3 = IUPUI
RD2-score3 = 80
RD2-seed4 = 3
RD2-team4 = Oakland
RD2-score4 = 65
RD3-seed1 = 1
RD3-team1 = Oral Roberts
RD3-score1 = 71
RD3-seed2 = 2
RD3-team2 = IUPUI
RD3-score2 = 64

ee also

* The Summit League
* The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.thesummitleague.org/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&KEY=&SPID=1768&SPSID=21767 The Summit League men's basketball]

References