Stephen F. Austin won the regular season crown in the Southland Conference with a win over Texas A&M-CC on Saturday. The Lumberjacks finished 16-2 in the conference and 26-3 overall and will receive a double-bye to the semifinals in the conference tournament, which begins on Wednesday.
Southland Conference basketball standings 2013: Stephen F. Austin finishes regular season on top
With a win over Texas A&M-CC on Saturday, Stephen F. Austin clinched the regular season championship in the Southland Conference.
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Northwestern State finished second at 15-3 in the conference and also received a double-bye. They split their regular season series with Stephen F. Austin with both teams winning their home games.
Oral Roberts (18-13, 13-5) and Southeastern Louisiana (12-17, 10-8) each receive a bye into the quarterfinals in the conference tournament. Eight teams qualify for the tournament with Texas A&M-CC and Lamar, last year’s Southland Tournament champion, sitting at home as the ninth and tenth place finishers in the conference. Texas A&M-CC was ineligible for postseason play anyways due to APR penalties. Teams seeded 5-8 will play in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday.
| Team | Conference Record | Overall Record |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-2 | 26-3 |
| Northwestern State | 15-3 | 21-8 |
| Oral Roberts | 13-5 | 18-13 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10-8 | 12-17 |
| Sam Houston State | 8-10 | 15-16 |
| Nicholls State | 8-10 | 9-20 |
| Central Arkansas | 7-11 | 13-16 |
| McNeese State | 7-11 | 13-16 |
| Texas A&M-CC | 5-13 | 6-23 |
| Lamar | 1-17 | 3-28 |
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