1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–26, 1966 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1966 NCAA tournament.

1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1965–66
Teams	8
Site	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Champions	Davidson (1st title)
Winning coach	Lefty Driesell (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1965–66 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson †	11	–	1		.917			21	–	7		.750
West Virginia	8	–	2		.800			19	–	9		.679
William & Mary	8	–	3		.727			13	–	12		.520
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			12	–	13		.480
East Carolina	5	–	7		.417			11	–	15		.423
Furman	4	–	8		.333			9	–	17		.346
VMI	5	–	11		.313			5	–	18		.217
The Citadel	4	–	9		.308			7	–	16		.304
George Washington	3	–	9		.250			3	–	18		.143
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 24					Semifinals February 25					Finals February 26
	1	Davidson	79
	8	The Citadel	61
						1	Davidson	85
						4	Richmond	65
	4	Richmond	76
	5	East Carolina	74
											1	Davidson	80
											2	West Virginia	69
	2	West Virginia	95
	7	VMI	80
						2	West Virginia	64
						3	William & Mary	50
	3	William & Mary	78
	6	Furman	73

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions