1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament took place at the end of the 1996–97 regular season. The tournament was hosted by Wright State.

1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams9[1][2]
SiteNutter Center
Dayton, OH
ChampionsButler
Winning coachBarry Collier
MVPKelsey Wilson, Butler[3] (Butler)
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1998 →
1996–97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Butler124 .7502310 .697
Detroit Mercy115 .6881613 .552
Illinois-Chicago115 .6881514 .517
Wisconsin–Green Bay106 .6251414 .500
Loyola–Chicago79 .4381215 .444
Northern Illinois610 .3751215 .444
Cleveland State610 .375919 .321
Wright State511 .313720 .259
Wisconsin–Milwaukee412 .250820 .286
1997 MCC tournament winner

Seeds

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All Midwestern Collegiate Conference schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 1996–97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsChampionship
9WI-Milwaukee81
8Wright State781Butler48
9WI-Milwaukee36
1Butler57
4WI-Green Bay52
4WI-Green Bay51
5Loyola (IL)41
1Butler69
3Illinois-Chicago68
2Detroit63
7Cleveland State67
7Cleveland State42
3Illinois-Chicago64
3Illinois-Chicago76
6Northern Illinois65

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References

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  1. ^ 1998-99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 1996-97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ "1997 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball - Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.
  4. ^ "1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball - Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.
  5. ^ "1998-99 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary".