2008 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 2008 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament was won by Oral Roberts
. It took place March 8–11, 2008 at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
.
x-Clinched regular season championship
NOTE: North Dakota State and South Dakota State are ineligible for the 2008 Tournament.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team earned an automatic berth in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was their third...
. It took place March 8–11, 2008 at the Union Multipurpose Activity Center
Union Multipurpose Activity Center
The Union Multipurpose Activity Center is a 5,662-seat multipurpose arena located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Built in 2003 at a cost of $22 million, it is the home of the Union High School Redskins basketball team...
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
.
All-tournament team
- Jaraun Burrows, IPFW
- Moses Ehambe, Oral Roberts (Most Valuable Player)
- George HillGeorge Hill (basketball)George Jesse Hill, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. While playing for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis he received many honors, including Summit League 'Player of the Year' and was an 'Honorable Mention All-American' his junior...
, 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 IndexRatings Percentage IndexThe Rating Percentage Index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is one of the systems by which NCAA basketball and baseball teams are ranked...
- Coin flip
2008 seeds
| Seed | | Team | | Conference | | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Pct. | GB | W | L | Pct. | ||
| 1 | x-Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team earned an automatic berth in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was their third... |
16 | 2 | .889 | – | 24 | 8 | .750 |
| 2 | IUPUI IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball The IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball... |
15 | 3 | .833 | 1 | 26 | 7 | .788 |
| 3 | Oakland | 11 | 7 | .611 | 5 | 17 | 14 | .548 |
| – | North Dakota State | 10 | 8 | .556 | 6 | 16 | 13 | .552 |
| 4 | Southern Utah Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball The Southern Utah Thunderbirds Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2001... |
9 | 9 | .500 | 7 | 11 | 19 | .367 |
| 5 | IPFW IPFW Mastodons men's basketball The IPFW Mastodons Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Mastodons are... |
9 | 9 | .500 | 7 | 14 | 17 | .452 |
| 6 | Western Illinois Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball competition.... |
7 | 11 | .389 | 9 | 12 | 18 | .400 |
| 7 | UMKC UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball The UMKC Kangaroos Basketball team is the basketball team that represent University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament... |
6 | 12 | .333 | 10 | 11 | 21 | .343 |
| 8 | Centenary Centenary Gentlemen basketball The Centenary Gentlemen basketball team represents Centenary College, located in Shreveport, Louisiana, in NCAA Division III men's basketball competition. The "Gentlemen" nickname is exclusive to men's athletes and teams; Ladies is used for women's teams and athletes. The school's team currently... |
4 | 14 | .222 | 12 | 10 | 21 | .323 |
| – | South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball The South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The school's team began competing in The Summit League in 2007-08. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.... |
3 | 15 | .167 | 13 | 8 | 21 | .276 |
x-Clinched regular season championship
NOTE: North Dakota State and South Dakota State are ineligible for the 2008 Tournament.