1988 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1988 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
Champions Chattanooga (4th title)
Winning coach Mack McCarthy (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1987  1989»
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 2   .875     24 8   .750
Furman 11 5   .688     18 10   .643
Davidson 9 7   .563     15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563     14 15   .483
Appalachian State 8 8   .500     16 13   .552
Chattanooga† 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
VMI 6 10   .375     13 17   .433
The Citadel 5 11   .313     8 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 14   .125     8 19   .296
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–6, 1988 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1988 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 consisted of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Marshall 121
8 The Citdael 78
1 Marshall 70
6 Chattanooga 71
3 Davidson 69
6 Chattanooga 83
6 Chattanooga 75
7 VMI 61
2 Furman 73
7 VMI 78
4 East Tennessee St. 60
7 VMI 79
4 East Tennessee St. 82
5 Appalachian State 73

* Overtime game

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