1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1998, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.^[2] This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997–98
Teams	8
Site	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Champions	Valparaiso (4th title)
Winning coach	Homer Drew (4th title)
MVP	Bryce Drew (3rd MVP) (Valparaiso)
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1997–98 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	10		.697
Oral Roberts	12	–	4		.750			19	–	12		.613
Youngstown State	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Western Illinois	11	–	5		.688			16	–	11		.593
Buffalo	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Missouri-Kansas City	7	–	9		.438			9	–	18		.333
Southern Utah	4	–	12		.250			7	–	20		.259
Northeastern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			6	–	19		.240
Chicago State	2	–	14		.125			2	–	25		.074
† 1998 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from ^[1]

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67–48 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
						1	Valparaiso	84
						5	Buffalo	73
	4	Western Illinois	74
	5	Buffalo	81
											1	Valparaiso	67
											3	Youngstown State	48
	3	Youngstown State	75
	6	UMKC	59
						3	Youngstown State	74
						2	Oral Roberts	60
	2	Oral Roberts	94
	7	Southern Utah	84

^[3]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1997-98 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
3. "1997-98 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".