1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–26, 1966 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1966 NCAA tournament.[1]

1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1965–66
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsDavidson (1st title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (1st title)
← 1965
1967 →
1965–66 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 11 1   .917 21 7   .750
West Virginia 8 2   .800 19 9   .679
William & Mary 8 3   .727 13 12   .520
Richmond 9 7   .563 12 13   .480
East Carolina 5 7   .417 11 15   .423
Furman 4 8   .333 9 17   .346
VMI 5 11   .313 5 18   .217
The Citadel 4 9   .308 7 16   .304
George Washington 3 9   .250 3 18   .143
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 24
Semifinals
February 25
Finals
February 26
         
1 Davidson 79
8 The Citadel 61
1 Davidson 85
4 Richmond 65
4 Richmond 76
5 East Carolina 74
1 Davidson 80
2 West Virginia 69
2 West Virginia 95
7 VMI 80
2 West Virginia 64
3 William & Mary 50
3 William & Mary 78
6 Furman 73

* Overtime game

See also

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