2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1999–00
Teams 12
Site BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
Champions Appalachian State (2nd title)
Winning coach Buzz Peterson (1st title)
1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State† 13 – 3   .813     23 – 9   .719
Davidson 10 – 6   .625     15 – 13   .536
UNC Greensboro 9 – 7   .563     15 – 13   .536
East Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500     14 – 15   .483
Western Carolina 7 – 9   .438     14 – 14   .500
VMI 1 – 15   .063     6 – 23   .207
South
College of Charleston 13 – 3   .813     24 – 6   .800
Georgia Southern 10 – 6   .625     16 – 12   .571
Wofford 8 – 8   .500     14 – 16   .467
Chattanooga 6 – 10   .375     10 – 19   .345
The Citadel 5 – 10   .333     9 – 20   .310
Furman 5 – 10   .333     14 – 18   .438
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2000; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 2000 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The Appalachian State Mountaineers won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2		 Quarterfinals
March 3		 Semifinals
March 4		 Finals
March 5
                                     
4S Chattanooga 90  
5N Western Carolina 75  
  1N Appalachian State 88  
    4S Chattanooga 66  
     
       
  1N Appalachian State 60  
  6S Furman 56  
       
       
  2S Georgia Southern 54
    6S Furman 68  
3N UNC Greensboro 61
6S Furman 77  
  1N Appalachian State 68
  1S Coll. of Charleston 56
4N East Tennessee St. 85  
5S The Citadel 71  
  1S Coll. of Charleston 65
    4N East Tennessee St. 51  
     
       
  1S Coll. of Charleston 74
  3S Wofford 64  
       
       
  2N Davidson 64
    3S Wofford 65  
3S Wofford 81
6N VMI 72  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1999–00 Southern Conference Season Summary
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