1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams10
SiteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsSouth Alabama (4th title)
Winning coachBob Weltlich (1st title)
MVPToby Madison (South Alabama)
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 14 4   .778 21 7   .750
Arkansas State 14 4   .778 20 9   .690
Southwestern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Arkansas–Little Rock 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
New Orleans 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Lamar 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Western Kentucky 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Texas–Pan American 3 15   .167 3 24   .111
1998 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Top-seeded South Alabama defeated hosts Southwestern Louisiana in the championship game, 62–59, to win their fourth overall, and second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.