2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2005 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The #2 seed Chattanooga Mocs defeated the UNC Greensboro Spartans in the championship game to win their ninth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2005 NCAA tournament.[1]

2005 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionsChattanooga (9th title)
Winning coachJohn Shulman (1st title)
MVPMindaugas Katelynas (Chattanooga)
Top scorerTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
(63 points)
2004–05 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Chattanooga106 .6252011  .645
UNC Greensboro97 .5631812  .600
Appalachian State97 .5631812  .600
Elon511 .313823  .258
East Tennessee State412 .2501019  .345
Western Carolina313 .188822  .267
South
Davidson160 1.000239  .719
College of Charleston106 .6251810  .643
Georgia Southern106 .6251813  .581
Furman97 .5631613  .552
Wofford79 .4381414  .500
The Citadel412 .2501216  .429
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2005
Rankings from AP poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top four teams in the tournament received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall. This was the last season for East Tennessee State as a member of the conference.

Bracket

First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
            
8 Elon 64
9 Wofford 58
1 Davidson 67
8 Elon 53
1 Davidson 68
4 UNC Greensboro 73
4 UNC Greensboro 73
5 Georgia Southern 71
5 Georgia Southern 69
12 Western Carolina 57
2 Chattanooga 66
4 UNC Greensboro 62
7 Furman 84
10 East Tennessee State 87
2 Chattanooga 77
10 East Tennessee State 70
2 Chattanooga 57
6 Appalachian State 51
3 College of Charleston 60
6 Appalachian State 63
6 Appalachian State 68
11 The Citadel 59

* Overtime game

See also

References

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