The 2015

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, a part of the

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, took place March 11–14 at the

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in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the

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to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Two programs in their second year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I,

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and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament. Three programs were ineligible for the tournament for failure to meet enhanced

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Academic Performance Rating (APR) requirements. Those teams were Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Lamar. The three teams are part of a group of nine NCAA teams ineligible for 2015 post season basketball play. With the departure of Oral Roberts to the Summit League, only eight conference teams remain eligible for the tournament.

Seeds

Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tournament should finish in the top eight, its seed will fall to the next eligible team. Teams were seeded based on conference record and then a tie breaker system was used. The top two seeds received a double bye, and the third and fourth seeds received a single bye. Source:

Schedule

Bracket

* denotes an overtime game

Game summaries

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Thomas Walkup – Stephen F. Austin All-Tournament Team: :*

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– Stephen F. Austin :* Jared Johnson – Stephen F. Austin :* Michael Holyfield – Sam Houston State :* Jabari Peters – Sam Houston State :* Zeek Woodley – Northwestern State

References

External links

2015 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Page
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