# 2018 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Conference USA for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–10, 2018, in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain.
The tournament was won by Marshall, who defeated Western Kentucky in the conference title game, earning the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament, their first Conference USA Tournament title.

## Seeds

Only 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 14–4 | |
| 4 | Marshall | 12–6 | |
| 5 | UTSA | 11–7 | |
| 6 | UAB | 10–8 | |
| 7 | North Texas | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. UAB |
| 8 | FIU | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. UAB |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. UTSA |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 7–11 | 0–2 vs. UTSA |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. UTEP |
| 12 | UTEP | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. FAU |

## Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed.
| Session | Game | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 7 |||||
| 1 | 1 | No. 8 FIU vs. No. 9 Southern Miss | 68–69 | Stadium |
| 1 | 2 | No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 12 UTEP | 71–58 | Stadium |
| 1 | 3 | No. 7 North Texas vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech | 62–68 | Stadium |
| 1 | 4 | No. 6 UAB vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic | 83–72 | Stadium |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 |||||
| 2 | 5 | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 Southern Miss | 68–71$^{OT}$ | Stadium |
| 2 | 6 | No. 4 Marshall vs. No. 5 UTSA | 95–81 | Stadium |
| 2 | 7 | No. 2 Old Dominion vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech | 62–58 | Stadium |
| 2 | 8 | No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 UAB | 98–70 | Stadium |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 |||||
| 3 | 9 | No. 4 Marshall vs. No. 9 Southern Miss | 85–75 | CBSSN |
| 3 | 10 | No. 2 Old Dominion vs. No. 3 Western Kentucky | 49–57 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 |||||
| 4 | 11 | No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 4 Marshall | 66–67 | CBSSN |

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | First round Wednesday, March 7 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Stadium | Semifinals Friday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 9 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 10 CBSSN |
| | | | 1 | Middle Tennessee | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Southern Miss | 71* | | | | | | |
| 8 | FIU | 68 | 9 | Southern Miss | 71* | | | | | | |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 69 | | | | 9 | Southern Miss | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Marshall | 85 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Marshall | 95 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UTSA | 81 | | | | | | |
| 5 | UTSA | 71 | 5 | UTSA | 81 | | | | | | |
| 12 | UTEP | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | UTEP | 58 | | | | | | | 4 | Marshall | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Western Kentucky | 66 |
| | | | 2 | Old Dominion | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Louisiana Tech | 58 | | | | | | |
| 7 | North Texas | 62 | 10 | Louisiana Tech | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 68 | | | | 2 | Old Dominion | 49 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Western Kentucky | 57 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Western Kentucky | 98 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | UAB | 70 | | | | | | |
| 6 | UAB | 83 | 6 | UAB | 70 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period.