1966 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1966 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 24–26, 1966 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1966 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1966 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsDavidson (1st title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1965–66 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson111 .917  217  .750
West Virginia82 .800  199  .679
William & Mary83 .727  1312  .520
Richmond97 .563  1213  .480
East Carolina57 .417  1115  .423
Furman48 .333  917  .346
VMI511 .313  518  .217
The Citadel49 .308  716  .304
George Washington39 .250  318  .143
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1966; 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 24
Semifinals
February 25
Finals
February 26
         
1 Davidson 79
8 The Citadel 61
1 Davidson 85
4 Richmond 65
4 Richmond 76
5 East Carolina 74
1 Davidson 80
2 West Virginia 69
2 West Virginia 95
7 VMI 80
2 West Virginia 64
3 William & Mary 50
3 William & Mary 78
6 Furman 73

* Overtime game

See also

References

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