2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

Not to be confused with 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament.

2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams10
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsFurman (7th title)
Winning coachBob Richey (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, Nexstar, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN
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The 2023 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2022–23 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 3–6, 2023. The winner of the tournament, Furman, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
Samford 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
UNC Greensboro 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529
East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Wofford 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 18 – 17   .514
Mercer 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
The Citadel 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
VMI 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 SoCon tournament winner


Seeds

All ten teams in the Southern Conference will be eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1] The top six teams will receive first-round byes.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Furman 15–3 2-0 vs. Samford
2 Samford 15–3 0-2 vs. Furman
3 UNC Greensboro 14–4
4 Western Carolina 10–8
5 East Tennessee State 8–10 2-0 vs. Wofford
6 Wofford 8–10 0-2 vs. East Tennessee State
7 Chattanooga 7–11
8 Mercer 6–12
9 The Citadel 5–13
10 VMI 2–16

Schedule and results

Game Time[2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 3
1 5:00 pm No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel 66–41 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Chattanooga vs. No. 10 VMI 92–72
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 12:00 pm No. 1 Furman vs. No. 8 Mercer 73–58 ESPN+/Nexstar
4 2:30 pm No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State 69–57
5 6:00 pm No. 2 Samford vs. No. 7 Chattanooga 85–82
6 8:30 pm No. 3 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 6 Wofford 67–66
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
7 4:00 pm No. 1 Furman vs. No. 4 Western Carolina 83–80OT ESPNU
8 6:30 pm No. 7 Chattanooga vs No. 6 Wofford 74–62 ESPNews
Final – Monday, March 6
9 7:00 pm No. 1 Furman vs. No. 7 Chattanooga 88–79 ESPN
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
March 3
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
March 4
ESPN+/Nexstar 		Semifinals
March 5
ESPNU 		Championship
March 6
ESPN
            
1 Furman 73
8 Mercer 58
8 Mercer 66
9 The Citadel 41
1 Furman 83*
4 Western Carolina 80
4 Western Carolina 69
5 East Tennessee State 57
1 Furman 88
7 Chattanooga 79
2 Samford 82
7 Chattanooga 85
7 Chattanooga 92
10 VMI 72
7 Chattanooga 74
6 Wofford 62
3 UNC Greensboro 66
6 Wofford 67

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships". soconsports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.