2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament


The 2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was won by Memphis. By winning the tournament, Memphis received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It took place March 12–15, 2008, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the NCAA vacated Memphis' standings after Derrick Rose was found ineligible.

2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsMemphis (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (3rd title)
MVPAntonio Anderson[1] (Memphis)
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2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Memphis 16 0   1.000 38 2   .950
UAB 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Houston 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
UCF 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tulsa 8 8   .500 25 14   .641
UTEP 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Marshall 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Tulane 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
East Carolina 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
SMU 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Rice 0 16   .000 3 27   .100
2008 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

2008 Conference USA tournament

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First round
March 12
Second round
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
C-USA Championship Game
March 15
            
8 Marshall 47
9 Tulane 48
9 Tulane 56
1 #2 Memphis 75
1 #2 Memphis 69
5 Southern Miss 53
5 Southern Miss 68
4 UCF 62
5 Southern Miss 59
12 Rice 50
1 #2 Memphis 77
7 Tulsa 51
7 Tulsa 66
10 East Carolina 49
7 Tulsa 78*
2 UAB 68*
7 Tulsa 64*
6 UTEP 62*
6 UTEP 80
3 Houston 77
6 UTEP 71
11 SMU 49

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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