1968 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1968 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions Davidson (2nd title)
Winning coach Lefty Driesell (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1967  1969»
1967–68 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
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

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