1982 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1982 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1981–82
Teams 8
Site Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
Champions Chattanooga (2nd title)
Winning coach Murray Arnold (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1981  1983»
1981–82 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chattanooga† 15 – 1   .938     27 – 4   .871
Western Carolina 11 – 5   .688     19 – 8   .704
Davidson 9 – 7   .563     14 – 15   .483
East Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500     13 – 15   .464
Marshall 8 – 8   .500     16 – 11   .593
Furman 7 – 9   .438     11 – 16   .407
The Citadel 7 – 9   .438     14 – 14   .500
Appalachian State 6 – 10   .375     11 – 15   .423
VMI 1 – 15   .063     1 – 25   .038
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1982; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 6, 1982. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1982 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 27 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 6
         
1 Chattanooga Mocs 62
8 Appalachian State 53
1 Chattanooga 70
4 East Tennessee St. 65
4 East Tennessee St. 110
5 Marshall 92
1 Chattanooga 69
3 Davidson 58
2 Western Carolina 62
7 The Citadel 66
3 Davidson 57
7 The Citadel 54
3 Davidson 74
6 Furman 66

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 27. Retrieved August 13, 2014.