2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.
| 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | Wofford (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Young (4th title) |
| MVP | Lee Skinner (Wofford) |
| Television | ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament.
Format
All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games.
Tiebreaking system
The tiebreaking system is as follows:[2]
- Two teams
- Head to head record
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
- Three or more teams
- Best record against all teams involved in the tie
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wofford †# | 16–2 | 25–6 | ||
| 2 | Chattanooga # | 15–3 | 22–9 | ||
| 3 | Mercer # | 12–6 | 17–14 | ||
| 4 | Western Carolina # | 9–9 | 14–16 | ||
| 5 | East Tennessee State # | 8–10 | 16–13 | ||
| 6 | VMI # | 7–11 | 11–18 | ||
| 7 | The Citadel | 6–12 | 11–18 | 3–1 vs. UNCG, Samford | |
| 8 | UNC Greensboro | 6–12 | 10–21 | 2–2 vs. Citadel, Samford | |
| 9 | Samford | 6–12 | 13–18 | 1–3 vs. UNCG, Citadel | |
| 10 | Furman | 5–13 | 8–21 | ||
| † – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament. | |||||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Friday, March 6 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00pm | Samford vs. UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | 76–81 |
| 2 | 8:30pm | Furman vs. The Citadel | ESPN3 | 73–56 | |
| Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 7 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00pm | UNC Greensboro vs. Wofford | ESPN3 | 52–70 |
| 4 | 2:30pm | East Tenn. State vs. Western Carolina | ESPN3 | 61–67 (OT) | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00pm | Furman vs. Chattanooga | ESPN3 | 69–67 |
| 6 | 8:30pm | VMI vs. Mercer | ESPN3 | 61–89 | |
| Semifinals - Sunday, March 8 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00pm | Western Carolina vs. Wofford | ESPN3 | 61–73 |
| 8 | 8:30pm | Furman vs Mercer | ESPN3 | 52–49 | |
| Championship - Monday, March 9 | |||||
| 5 | 10 | 7:00pm | Furman vs. Wofford | ESPN2 | 64–67 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Sunday, March 8 | Championship Monday, March 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC Greensboro | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC Greensboro | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Samford | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 67* | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Furman | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chattanooga | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Furman | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | The Citadel | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Furman | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Furman | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | VMI | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
All-tournament team
First Team
- Stephen Croone, Furman
- James Sinclair, Western Carolina
- Karl Cochran, Wofford
- Spencer Collins, Wofford
- Lee Skinner, Wofford
Second Team
- Kris Acox, Furman
- Geoff Beans, Furman
- Devin Sibley, Furman
- T. J. Hallice, Mercer
- Ike Nwamu, Mercer
References
- "2015 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Men's Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- "2015 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Wofford Edges Furman, 67-64, to Win SoCon Championship".
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