1971_Southern_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

American men's basketball tournament

The 1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1971 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1971 NCAA tournament.[1]

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Format

All of the conference's seven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds, with the top finisher receiving a first-round bye.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
         
4 The Citadel 82
5 Furman 95
1 Davidson 79
5 Furman 83
5 Furman 68
6 Richmond 61
2 William & Mary 69
7 VMI 65
2 William & Mary 64
6 Richmond 66
3 East Carolina 67
6 Richmond 69

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 22. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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