1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions Davidson (3rd title)
Winning coach Lefty Driesell (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1968  1970»
1968–69 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 0   1.000     27 3   .900
East Carolina 9 2   .818     17 11   .607
George Washington 7 5   .583     14 11   .560
Richmond 6 7   .462     13 14   .481
Furman 5 6   .455     9 17   .346
The Citadel 5 8   .385     13 12   .520
William & Mary 3 8   .273     6 20   .231
VMI 3 11   .214     5 18   .217
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1969; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1969 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1969 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

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

Quarterfinals
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
March 1
         
1 Davidson 99
8 VMI 75
1 Davidson 97
4 Richmond 83
4 Richmond 66
5 Furman 64
1 Davidson 102
2 East Carolina 76
2 East Carolina 48
7 William & Mary 35
2 East Carolina 84
3 George Washington 79
3 George Washington 90
6 The Citadel 73

* Overtime game

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