2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2023 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2022–23 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 3–6, 2023. The winner of the tournament, Furman, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 SoCon Tournament winner |
2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2022–23 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina |
Champions | Furman (7th title) |
Winning coach | Bob Richey (1st title) |
Television | ESPN+, Nexstar, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN |
Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference will be eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1] The top six teams will receive first-round byes.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Furman | 15–3 | 2-0 vs. Samford |
2 | Samford | 15–3 | 0-2 vs. Furman |
3 | UNC Greensboro | 14–4 | |
4 | Western Carolina | 10–8 | |
5 | East Tennessee State | 8–10 | 2-0 vs. Wofford |
6 | Wofford | 8–10 | 0-2 vs. East Tennessee State |
7 | Chattanooga | 7–11 | |
8 | Mercer | 6–12 | |
9 | The Citadel | 5–13 | |
10 | VMI | 2–16 |
Schedule and results
Game | Time[2] | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Friday, March 3 | ||||
1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel | 66–41 | ESPN+ |
2 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga vs. No. 10 VMI | 92–72 | |
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 8 Mercer | 73–58 | ESPN+/Nexstar |
4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State | 69–57 | |
5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Samford vs. No. 7 Chattanooga | 85–82 | |
6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 6 Wofford | 67–66 | |
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | ||||
7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 4 Western Carolina | 83–80OT | ESPNU |
8 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga vs No. 6 Wofford | 74–62 | ESPNews |
Final – Monday, March 6 | ||||
9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 7 Chattanooga | 88–79 | ESPN |
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
First round March 3 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 4 ESPN+/Nexstar | Semifinals March 5 ESPNU | Championship March 6 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Furman | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Mercer | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Mercer | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | The Citadel | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Furman | 83* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | East Tennessee State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Furman | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Chattanooga | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Samford | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Chattanooga | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Chattanooga | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | VMI | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Chattanooga | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wofford | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UNC Greensboro | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wofford | 67 |
References
- "Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- "2023 Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships". soconsports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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