1965 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1965 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25–27, 1965 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their ninth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1965 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1965 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsWest Virginia (9th title)
Winning coachGeorge King (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1964–65 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Davidson120 1.000  242  .923
Virginia Tech95 .643  1310  .565
The Citadel84 .667  1311  .542
West Virginia86 .571  1415  .483
George Washington67 .462  1013  .435
William & Mary68 .429  1213  .480
Richmond610 .375  1016  .385
VMI59 .357  813  .381
Furman213 .133  619  .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1965; Rankings from AP Poll

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 25
Semifinals
February 26
Finals
February 27
         
1 #6 Davidson 86
8 VMI 73
1 #6 Davidson 72
4 West Virginia 74*
4 West Virginia 94
5 George Washington 83
4 West Virginia 70**
6 William & Mary 67
2 Virginia Tech 103
7 Richmond 63
2 Virginia Tech 59
6 William & Mary 70
3 The Citadel 60
6 William & Mary 68

* Overtime game

See also

References

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