2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2017–18
Teams 10
Site U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
Champions UNC Greensboro (2nd title)
Winning coach Wes Miller (1st title)
MVP Francis Alonso (UNC Greensboro)
Television ESPN3, ESPN2
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
East Tennessee State14–4 .778  25–9  .735
Furman13–5 .722  23–10  .697
Mercer11–7 .611  19–15  .559
Wofford11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Western Carolina8–10 .444  13–19  .406
Samford6–12 .333  10–22  .313
The Citadel5–13 .278  11–21  .344
VMI4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Chattanooga3–15 .167  10–23  .303
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 2 through 5, 2018.

UNC Greensboro defeated East Tennessee State in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UNC Greensboro 15–3
2 East Tennessee State 14–4
3 Furman 13–5
4 Mercer 11–7 2–0 vs Wofford
5 Wofford 11–7 0–2 vs Mercer
6 Western Carolina 8–10
7 Samford 6–11
8 The Citadel 5–13
9 VMI 4–14
10 Chattanooga 3–15

Schedule and results

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 2
1 5:00 pm No. 8 The Citadel vs No. 9 VMI 78–70 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Samford vs No. 10 Chattanooga 79–89
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3 12:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 8 The Citadel 82–66 ESPN3
4 2:30 pm No. 4 Mercer vs No. 5 Wofford 53–73
5 6:00 pm No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 10 Chattanooga 81–61
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Western Carolina 97–73
Semifinals – Sunday, March 4
7 4:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 5 Wofford 56–55 ESPN3
8 6:30 pm No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 3 Furman 63–52
Final – Monday, March 5
9 9:00 pm No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 2 East Tennessee State 62–47 ESPN2
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  First round
March 2
ESPN3		 Quarterfinals
March 3
ESPN3		 Semifinals
March 4
ESPN3		 Championship
March 5
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 UNC Greensboro 72  
    8 The Citadel 58  
8 The Citadel 78
9 VMI 70  
  1 UNC Greensboro 56  
  5 Wofford 55  
       
       
  4 Mercer 53
    5 Wofford 73  
     
       
  1 UNC Greensboro 62
  2 East Tennessee State 47
       
       
  2 East Tennessee State 77
    10 Chattanooga 59  
7 Samford 79
10 Chattanooga 89  
  2 East Tennessee State 63
  3 Furman 52  
       
       
  3 Furman 97
    6 Western Carolina 73  
     

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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