1977 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1977 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 7
Site Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
Champions VMI (3rd title)
Winning coach Charlie Schmaus (1st title)
1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
VMI †8–2 .800  26–4  .867
Furman8–2 .800  18–10  .643
Appalachian State8–4 .667  17–12  .586
William & Mary7–4 .636  16–14  .533
East Carolina3–9 .250  10–18  .357
Davidson2–8 .200  5–22  .185
The Citadel2–9 .182  8–19  .296
Chattanooga0–0 –  27–5  .844
Western Carolina0–0 –  8–16  .333
Marshall0–0 –  8–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1977; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–March 2, 1977. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Charlie Schmaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1977 NCAA Tournament.[1]

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, the first of which featured three games, with the winners advancing to the semifinals.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
February 26		 Semifinals
March 1		 Finals
March 2
                           
  4 William & Mary 76  
5 East Carolina 79  
  1 VMI 88  
    5 East Carolina 77  
     
         
    1 VMI 69*
  3 Appalachian State 67
  2 Furman 76  
7 The Citadel 69  
2 Furman 64
    3 Appalachian State 70  
3 Appalachian State 71
  6 Davidson 66  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 25. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
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