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.

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Furman153 .833288  .778
Samford153 .8332111  .656
UNC Greensboro144 .7782012  .625
Western Carolina108 .5561816  .529
East Tennessee State810 .4441220  .375
Wofford810 .4441716  .515
Chattanooga711 .3891817  .514
Mercer612 .3331419  .424
The Citadel513 .2781022  .313
VMI216 .111725  .219
2023 SoCon Tournament winner

2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202223
Teams10
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsFurman (7th title)
Winning coachBob Richey (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, 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
1 Furman 153 2-0 vs. Samford
2 Samford 153 0-2 vs. Furman
3 UNC Greensboro 144
4 Western Carolina 108
5 East Tennessee State 810 2-0 vs. Wofford
6 Wofford 810 0-2 vs. East Tennessee State
7 Chattanooga 711
8 Mercer 612
9 The Citadel 513
10 VMI 216

Schedule and results

Game Time[2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 3
1 5:00 pm No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel 6641 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Chattanooga vs. No. 10 VMI 9272
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 12:00 pm No. 1 Furman vs. No. 8 Mercer 7358 ESPN+/Nexstar
4 2:30 pm No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State 6957
5 6:00 pm No. 2 Samford vs. No. 7 Chattanooga 8582
6 8:30 pm No. 3 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 6 Wofford 6766
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

See also

References

  1. "Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. "2023 Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships". soconsports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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