1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1976. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Bill Blair, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1976 NCAA tournament.[1]

1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1975–76
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsVMI (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Blair (1st title)
← 1975
1977 →
1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VMI 9 3   .750 22 10   .688
William & Mary 8 3   .727 15 13   .536
Richmond 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
East Carolina 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Appalachian State 6 6   .500 13 14   .481
The Citadel 6 7   .462 10 17   .370
Furman 5 7   .417 9 18   .333
Davidson 1 9   .100 5 21   .192
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight 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 28
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 VMI 71
8 Davidson 69
1 VMI 71
5 Appalachian State 64
4 East Carolina 72
5 Appalachian State 79
1 VMI 41
3 Richmond 33
2 William & Mary 70
7 Furman 57
2 William & Mary 78
3 Richmond 84
3 Richmond 82
6 The Citadel 69

* Overtime game

See also

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