1968 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1968 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1967–68
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsDavidson (2nd title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (2nd title)
← 1967
1969 →
1967–68 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Davidson † 9 – 1   .900 24 – 5   .828
West Virginia 9 – 2   .818 19 – 9   .679
The Citadel 6 – 5   .545 11 – 14   .440
VMI 8 – 7   .533 9 – 12   .429
Furman 6 – 6   .500 13 – 14   .481
Richmond 8 – 8   .500 12 – 13   .480
East Carolina 6 – 7   .462 9 – 16   .360
William & Mary 4 – 10   .286 6 – 18   .250
George Washington 2 – 12   .143 5 – 19   .208
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1968; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29 – March 2, 1968, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1968 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
February 29 		Semifinals
March 1 		Finals
March 2
         
1 Davidson 107
8 William & Mary 68
1 Davidson 79
5 Furman 63
4 VMI 52
5 Furman 62
1 Davidson 87
2 West Virginia 70
2 West Virginia 76
7 East Carolina 71
2 West Virginia 102
6 Richmond 81
3 The Citadel 88
6 Richmond 100*

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

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