1997 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27–March 2, 1997, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their eight Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1997 NCAA tournament.[1]

1997 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams10
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsChattanooga (8th title)
Winning coachMack McCarthy (5th title)
1996–97 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Marshall104 .714209  .690
Davidson104 .7141810  .643
Appalachian State86 .5711414  .500
VMI77 .5001216  .429
East Tennessee State212 .143720  .259
South
Chattanooga113 .7862411  .686
Western Carolina77 .5001413  .519
The Citadel68 .4291314  .481
Georgia Southern59 .3571018  .357
Furman410 .2861017  .370
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1997
Rankings from AP poll

Format

All of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top three finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

First round
February 27
Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
            
4N VMI 87*
5S Furman 84
1S Chattanooga 84
4N VMI 62
1S Chattanooga 77
2N Davidson 70
2N Davidson 83
3S The Citadel 61
1S Chattanooga 71*
1N Marshall 70
4S Georgia Southern 68
5N East Tennessee St. 48
1N Marshall 78
4S Georgia Southern 46
1N Marshall 84
3N Appalachian State 78
2S Western Carolina 68
3N Appalachian State 87

* Overtime game

See also

References

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