1967 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1967 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1966–67
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsWest Virginia (10th title)
Winning coachBucky Waters (1st title)
← 1966
1968 →
1966–67 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia † 9 – 1   .900 19 – 9   .679
Davidson 8 – 4   .667 15 – 12   .556
William & Mary 8 – 5   .615 14 – 11   .560
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 11 – 12   .478
The Citadel 6 – 7   .462 8 – 16   .333
George Washington 5 – 7   .417 6 – 18   .250
Furman 4 – 6   .400 9 – 15   .375
East Carolina 4 – 8   .333 7 – 17   .292
VMI 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1967; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–4, 1967 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Bucky Waters, won their tenth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1967 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format[]

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[]

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Finals
March 4
         
1 West Virginia 82
8 East Carolina 53
1 West Virginia 82
4 Richmond 70
4 Richmond 100*
5 The Citadel 98
1 West Virginia 81
2 Davidson 65
2 Davidson 64
7 Furman 55
2 Davidson 78
3 William & Mary 65
3 William & Mary 76
6 George Washington 66

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 20-21. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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