1967 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1967 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1967 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Bucky Waters, won their tenth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1967 NCAA tournament.[1]

1967 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season196667
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsWest Virginia (10th title)
Winning coachBucky Waters (1st title)
1966–67 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
West Virginia91 .900199  .679
Davidson84 .6671512  .556
William & Mary85 .6151411  .560
Richmond97 .5631112  .478
The Citadel67 .462816  .333
George Washington57 .417618  .250
Furman46 .400915  .375
East Carolina48 .333717  .292
VMI412 .250516  .238
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1967
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 West Virginia 82
8 East Carolina 53
1 West Virginia 82
4 Richmond 70
4 Richmond 100*
5 The Citadel 98
1 West Virginia 81
2 Davidson 65
2 Davidson 64
7 Furman 55
2 Davidson 78
3 William & Mary 65
3 William & Mary 76
6 George Washington 66

* Overtime game

See also

References

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