1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27 – March 1, 1969, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1969 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1969 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsDavidson (3rd title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1968–69 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Davidson90 1.000  273  .900
East Carolina92 .818  1711  .607
George Washington75 .583  1411  .560
Richmond67 .462  1314  .481
Furman56 .455  917  .346
The Citadel58 .385  1312  .520
William & Mary38 .273  620  .231
VMI311 .214  518  .217
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1969; 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
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
March 1
         
1 #5 Davidson 99
8 VMI 75
1 #5 Davidson 97
4 Richmond 83
4 Richmond 66
5 Furman 64
1 #5 Davidson 102
2 East Carolina 76
2 East Carolina 48
7 William & Mary 35
2 East Carolina 84
3 George Washington 79
3 George Washington 90
6 The Citadel 73

* Overtime game

See also

References

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