1997 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 2, 1997, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their eight Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1997 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams10
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsChattanooga (8th title)
Winning coachMack McCarthy (5th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1996–97 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Marshall104 .714  209  .690
Davidson104 .714  1810  .643
Appalachian State86 .571  1414  .500
VMI77 .500  1216  .429
East Tennessee State212 .143  720  .259
South
Chattanooga113 .786  2411  .686
Western Carolina77 .500  1413  .519
The Citadel68 .429  1314  .481
Georgia Southern59 .357  1018  .357
Furman410 .286  1017  .370
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1997; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top three finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
February 27
Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
                                     
4N VMI 87*  
5S Furman 84  
  1S Chattanooga 84  
    4N VMI 62  
     
       
  1S Chattanooga 77  
  2N Davidson 70  
       
       
  2N Davidson 83
    3S The Citadel 61  
     
       
  1S Chattanooga 71*
  1N Marshall 70
4S Georgia Southern 68  
5N East Tennessee St. 48  
  1N Marshall 78
    4S Georgia Southern 46  
     
       
  1N Marshall 84
  3N Appalachian State 78  
       
       
  2S Western Carolina 68
    3N Appalachian State 87  
     

* Overtime game

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