2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 199900
Teams 12
Site BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
Champions Appalachian State (2nd title)
Winning coach Buzz Peterson (1st title)
1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Appalachian State133 .813  239  .719
Davidson106 .625  1513  .536
UNC Greensboro97 .563  1513  .536
East Tennessee State88 .500  1415  .483
Western Carolina79 .438  1414  .500
VMI115 .063  623  .207
South
College of Charleston133 .813  246  .800
Georgia Southern106 .625  1612  .571
Wofford88 .500  1416  .467
Chattanooga610 .375  1019  .345
The Citadel510 .333  920  .310
Furman510 .333  1418  .438
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2000; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 2000 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The Appalachian State Mountaineers won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
                                     
4S Chattanooga 90  
5N Western Carolina 75  
  1N Appalachian State 88  
    4S Chattanooga 66  
     
       
  1N Appalachian State 60  
  6S Furman 56  
       
       
  2S Georgia Southern 54
    6S Furman 68  
3N UNC Greensboro 61
6S Furman 77  
  1N Appalachian State 68
  1S Coll. of Charleston 56
4N East Tennessee St. 85  
5S The Citadel 71  
  1S Coll. of Charleston 65
    4N East Tennessee St. 51  
     
       
  1S Coll. of Charleston 74
  3S Wofford 64  
       
       
  2N Davidson 64
    3S Wofford 65  
3S Wofford 81
6N VMI 72  

* Overtime game

See also

References

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