1971 Southern Conference 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]

1971 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsFurman (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Williams (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1970–71 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson91 .900  1511  .577
William & Mary73 .700  1116  .407
East Carolina74 .636  1312  .520
The Citadel65 .545  1312  .520
Furman55 .500  1512  .556
Richmond39 .250  721  .250
VMI111 .083  125  .038
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1971; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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