2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 2 through 5, 2018.
| 2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | UNC Greensboro (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Wes Miller (1st title) |
| MVP | Francis Alonso (UNC Greensboro) |
| Television | ESPN3, ESPN2 |
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| 2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro defeated East Tennessee State in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 15–3 | |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Furman | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Mercer | 11–7 | 2–0 vs Wofford |
| 5 | Wofford | 11–7 | 0–2 vs Mercer |
| 6 | Western Carolina | 8–10 | |
| 7 | Samford | 6–11 | |
| 8 | The Citadel | 5–13 | |
| 9 | VMI | 4–14 | |
| 10 | Chattanooga | 3–15 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time[1] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 2 | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 The Citadel vs No. 9 VMI | 78–70 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Samford vs No. 10 Chattanooga | 79–89 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 8 The Citadel | 82–66 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Mercer vs No. 5 Wofford | 53–73 | |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 10 Chattanooga | 81–61 | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Western Carolina | 97–73 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 4 | ||||
| 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 5 Wofford | 56–55 | ESPN3 |
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 3 Furman | 63–52 | |
| Final – Monday, March 5 | ||||
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 2 East Tennessee State | 62–47 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket
| First round March 2 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals March 3 ESPN3 |
Semifinals March 4 ESPN3 |
Championship March 5 ESPN2 |
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| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | The Citadel | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | The Citadel | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | VMI | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wofford | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercer | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wofford | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Chattanooga | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Samford | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Chattanooga | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Carolina | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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