1972 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1972 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–4, 1972 at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The East Carolina Pirates, led by head coach Tom Quinn, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1972 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1972 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachTom Quinn (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson82 .800  199  .679
Furman83 .727  1711  .607
William & Mary64 .600  1017  .370
East Carolina75 .583  1415  .483
The Citadel56 .455  1213  .480
Richmond39 .250  619  .240
VMI210 .167  619  .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1972; Rankings from AP Poll

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
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Davidson 87
8 Appalachian State 77
1 Davidson 77
4 East Carolina 81
4 East Carolina 80
5 The Citadel 71
2 Furman 75
4 East Carolina 77*
2 Furman 126
7 VMI 80
2 Furman 93
3 William & Mary 74
3 William & Mary 98
6 Richmond 82

* Overtime game

See also

References

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