1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1976. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Bill Blair, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1976 NCAA tournament.[1]

1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197576
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsVMI (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Blair (1st title)
1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VMI93 .7502210  .688
William & Mary83 .7271513  .536
Richmond77 .5001414  .500
East Carolina77 .5001115  .423
Appalachian State66 .5001314  .481
The Citadel67 .4621017  .370
Furman57 .417918  .333
Davidson19 .100521  .192
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1976
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 28
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 VMI 71
8 Davidson 69
1 VMI 71
5 Appalachian State 64
4 East Carolina 72
5 Appalachian State 79
1 VMI 41
3 Richmond 33
2 William & Mary 70
7 Furman 57
2 William & Mary 78
3 Richmond 84
3 Richmond 82
6 The Citadel 69

* Overtime game

See also

References

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