2014 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was the 36th edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It took place from March 4 through March 9 in several arenas. All games took place at the higher seed of the two teams competing.[1]

2014 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201314
Teams8
SiteAlico Arena
Fort Myers, FL
ChampionsMercer (3rd title)
Winning coachBob Hoffman (1st title)
MVPLangston Hall (Mercer)
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer144 .778  279  .750
Florida Gulf Coast144 .778  2213  .629
USC Upstate117 .611  1915  .559
East Tennessee State108 .556  1916  .543
Lipscomb108 .556  1515  .500
North Florida108 .556  1616  .500
Jacksonville810 .444  1218  .400
Northern Kentucky*513 .278  921  .300
Stetson513 .278  724  .226
Kennesaw State315 .167  625  .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Format

The A-Sun Championship was a six-day single-elimination tournament. The top eight teams (with the exception of Northern Kentucky) competed in the championship. As part of their transition to Division I from Division II, Northern Kentucky will not be eligible for post-season play until 2017, including the A-Sun tournament. The winner of the tournament earned the A-Sun's automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

The top seed was the defending champion Florida Gulf Coast University.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 14–4 20–11 2–0 vs #3 USC Upstate
2 Mercer 14–4 23–8 1–1 vs #3 USC Upstate
3 USC Upstate 11–7 18–13
4 East Tennessee State 10–8 17–14 3–1 vs. Lip./NF
5 Lipscomb 10–8 15–14 2–2 vs. ETS/NF
6 North Florida 10–8 16–15 1–3 vs. ETS/Lip.
7 Jacksonville 8–10 12–17
8 Stetson 5–13 7–23
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
ESPN3 / ASun.tv
Semifinals
March 6
CSS / ESPN3
Championship
March 9
ESPN2
         
1 Florida Gulf Coast 77
8 Stetson 55
1 Florida Gulf Coast 69
4 East Tennessee State 64
4 East Tennessee State 89**
5 Lipscomb 88
1 Florida Gulf Coast 60
2 Mercer 68
2 Mercer 85
7 Jacksonville 64
2 Mercer 78**
3 USC Upstate 75
3 USC Upstate 80
6 North Florida 74

* indicates overtime period

See also

References

  1. "2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament General Information". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved Feb 1, 2014.
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