1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1972 at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The East Carolina Pirates, led by head coach Tom Quinn, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1972 NCAA tournament.[1]

1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachTom Quinn (1st title)
← 1971
1973 →
1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 8 2   .800 19 9   .679
Furman 8 3   .727 17 11   .607
William & Mary 6 4   .600 10 17   .370
East Carolina 7 5   .583 14 15   .483
The Citadel 5 6   .455 12 13   .480
Richmond 3 9   .250 6 19   .240
VMI 2 10   .167 6 19   .240
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight 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

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Davidson 87
8 Appalachian State 77
1 Davidson 77
4 East Carolina 81
4 East Carolina 80
5 The Citadel 71
2 Furman 75
4 East Carolina 77*
2 Furman 126
7 VMI 80
2 Furman 93
3 William & Mary 74
3 William & Mary 98
6 Richmond 82

* Overtime game

See also

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