List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Southern Conference logo
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Number of teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumAsheville Civic Center
Current locationAsheville, North Carolina
Played1922–present
Last contest2024
Current championSamford
Most championshipstied Chattanooga, Davidson (12)
TV partner(s)SportSouth, ESPN2
Official websiteSoConSports.com Men's Basketball

This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference.

Champions by year

Year Regular Season Champion(s) Record Tournament champion Score Runner-up Tournament venue Tournament city
1921–22 Virginia 5–0 North Carolina 40–25 Mercer Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, Georgia
1922–23 North Carolina 5–0 Mississippi State 31–21 Chattanooga
1923–24 Tulane 10–0 North Carolina 26–18 Alabama
1924–25 North Carolina 8–0 North Carolina 36–28 Tulane
1925–26 Kentucky 8–0 North Carolina 37–23 Mississippi State
1926–27 South Carolina 9–1 Vanderbilt 46–44 Georgia
1927–28 Auburn 12–1 Mississippi 31–30 Auburn
1928–29 Washington & Lee 7–1 NC State 44–35 Duke
1929–30 Alabama 10–0 Alabama 31–24 Duke
1930–31 Georgia 15–1 Maryland 29–27 Kentucky
1931–32 Maryland
Kentucky 		9–1 Georgia 26–24 Duke
1932–33 South Carolina 3–0 South Carolina 33–21 Duke Thompson Gym Raleigh, North Carolina
1933–34 South Carolina 6–0 Washington & Lee 30–29 Duke
1934–35 North Carolina 12–1 North Carolina 35–27 Washington & Lee
1935–36 Washington & Lee 10–1 North Carolina 50–45 Washington & Lee
1936–37 Washington & Lee 11–1 Washington & Lee 44–33 North Carolina
1937–38 North Carolina 13–3 Duke 40–30 Clemson
1938–39 Wake Forest 15–3 Clemson 39–27 Maryland
1939–40 Duke 13–2 North Carolina 43–23 Duke
1940–41 North Carolina 14–1 Duke 53–30 South Carolina
1941–42 Duke 15–1 Duke 45–34 NC State
1942–43 Duke 12–1 George Washington 56–40 Duke
1943–44 North Carolina 9–1 Duke 44–27 North Carolina
1944–45 South Carolina 9–0 North Carolina 49–48 Duke
1945–46 North Carolina 13–1 Duke 49–30 Wake Forest
1946–47 NC State 11–2 NC State 50–48 North Carolina Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
1947–48 NC State 12–0 NC State 58–50 Duke
1948–49 NC State 14–1 NC State 55–39 George Washington
1949–50 NC State 12–2 NC State 67–47 Duke
1950–51 NC State 13–1 NC State 67–63 Duke Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1951–52 West Virginia 15–1 NC State 77–68 Duke Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1952–53 NC State 13–3 Wake Forest 71–70 NC State
1953–54 George Washington 10–0 George Washington 83–70 Richmond WVU Field House Morgantown, West Virginia
1954–55 West Virginia 9–1 West Virginia 58–48 George Washington Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia
1955–56 George Washington
West Virginia 		10–2 West Virginia 58–56 Richmond
1956–57 West Virginia 12–0 West Virginia 67–52 Washington & Lee
1957–58 West Virginia 12–0 West Virginia 74–58 William & Mary
1958–59 West Virginia 12–0 West Virginia 85–66 The Citadel
1959–60 Virginia Tech 12–1 West Virginia 82–72 Virginia Tech
1960–61 West Virginia 11–1 George Washington 93–82 William & Mary
1961–62 West Virginia 12–1 West Virginia 88–72 Virginia Tech
1962–63 West Virginia 11–2 West Virginia 79–74 Davidson
1963–64 Davidson 9–2 VMI 61–56 George Washington Charlotte Coliseum I Charlotte, North Carolina
1964–65 Davidson 12–0 West Virginia 70–67 William & Mary
1965–66 Davidson 11–1 Davidson 80–69 West Virginia
1966–67 West Virginia 9–1 West Virginia 81–65 Davidson
1967–68 Davidson 9–1 Davidson 87–70 West Virginia
1968–69 Davidson 9–0 Davidson 102–76 East Carolina
1969–70 Davidson 10–0 Davidson 81–61 Richmond
1970–71 Davidson 9–1 Furman 68–61 Richmond
1971–72 Davidson 8–2 East Carolina 77–75 Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
1972–73 Davidson 9–1 Furman 99–81 Davidson Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
1973–74 Furman 11–1 Furman 62–60 Richmond
1974–75 Furman 12–0 Furman 66–55 William & Mary Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
1975–76 VMI 9–3 VMI 41–33 Richmond
1976–77 Furman
VMI 		8–2 VMI 69–67 Appalachian State Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
1977–78 Appalachian State 9–3 Furman 69–53 Marshall
1978–79 Appalachian State 11–3 Appalachian State 86–83 Furman
1979–80 Furman 14–1 Furman 80–62 Marshall
1980–81 Appalachian State
Davidson
Chattanooga 		11–5 Chattanooga 59–55 Appalachian State
1981–82 Chattanooga 15–1 Chattanooga 69–58 Davidson Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
1982–83 Chattanooga 15–1 Chattanooga 70–62 East Tennessee State
1983–84 Marshall 13–3 Marshall 111–107 Chattanooga Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
1984–85 Chattanooga 14–2 Marshall 70–65 VMI
1985–86 Chattanooga 12–4 Davidson 42–40 Chattanooga
1986–87 Marshall 15–1 Marshall 66–64 Davidson
1987–88 Marshall 14–2 Chattanooga 75–61 VMI
1988–89 Chattanooga 10–4 East Tennessee State 96–73 Marshall
1989–90 East Tennessee State 12–2 East Tennessee State 96–75 Appalachian State
1990–91 Furman
East Tennessee State
Chattanooga 		11–3 East Tennessee State 101–82 Appalachian State
1991–92 East Tennessee State
Chattanooga 		12–2 East Tennessee State 74–63 Chattanooga
1992–93 Chattanooga 16–2 Chattanooga 86–75 East Tennessee State
1993–94 Chattanooga 14–4 Chattanooga 65–64 Davidson

Divisional format

The Southern Conference split into a divisional format for basketball beginning with the 1994–95 season.

Year Regular Season Champion (North) Record Regular Season Champion (South) Record Tournament champion Score Runner-up Tournament Venue Tournament City
1994–95 Marshall 10–4 Chattanooga 11–3 Chattanooga 63–61 Western Carolina Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
1995–96 Davidson 14–0 Western Carolina 10–4 Western Carolina 69–60 Davidson Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1996–97 Marshall
Davidson 		10–4 Chattanooga 11–3 Chattanooga 71–70 Marshall
1997–98 Davidson
Appalachian State 		13–2 Chattanooga 7–7 Davidson 66–62 Appalachian State
1998–99 Appalachian State 13–3 College of Charleston 16–0 College of Charleston 77–67 Appalachian State
1999–2000 Appalachian State 13–3 College of Charleston 13–3 Appalachian State 68–56 College of Charleston BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
2000–01 East Tennessee State 13–3 College of Charleston 12–4 UNC Greensboro 67–66 Chattanooga
2001–02 Davidson
UNC Greensboro
East Tennessee State 		11–5 College of Charleston
Georgia Southern
Chattanooga 		9–7 Davidson 62–57 Furman North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
2002–03 Davidson
East Tennessee State
Appalachian State 		11–5 College of Charleston 13–3 East Tennessee State 97–90 Chattanooga
2003–04 East Tennessee State 15–1 Davidson
Georgia Southern
College of Charleston 		11–5 East Tennessee State 78–62 Chattanooga
2004–05 Chattanooga 10–6 Davidson 16–0 Chattanooga 66–62 UNC Greensboro McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
2005–06 Elon 10–4 Georgia Southern 11–4 Davidson 80–55 Chattanooga North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
2006–07 Appalachian State 15–3 Davidson 17–1 Davidson (Tournament) 72–65 College of Charleston
2007–08 Appalachian State
Chattanooga 		13–7 Davidson 20–0 Davidson (Tournament) 65–49 Elon
2008–09 Western Carolina
Chattanooga 		11–9 Davidson 18–2 Chattanooga (Tournament) 80–69 College of Charleston McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
2009–10 Appalachian State 13–5 Wofford 15–3 Wofford (Tournament) 56–51 Appalachian State Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
2010–11 Western Carolina
Chattanooga 		12–6 College of Charleston
Wofford 		14–4 Wofford (Tournament) 77–67 College of Charleston McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
2011–12 UNC Greensboro 10–8 Davidson 16–2 Davidson (Tournament) 93–91 Western Carolina U.S. Cellular Center[1] Asheville, North Carolina
2012–13 Elon 13–5 Davidson 17–1 Davidson (Tournament) 74–55 College of Charleston

Return to single table

Starting with the 2013–14 season, the Southern Conference abandoned the divisional format.

Year Regular Season Champion(s) Record Tournament champion Score Runner-up Tournament venue Tournament city
2013–14 Davidson 15–1 Wofford (Tournament) 56–53 Western Carolina U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina
2014–15 Wofford 16–2 Wofford (Tournament) 67–64 Furman
2015–16 Chattanooga 15–3 Chattanooga (Tournament) 73–67 East Tennessee State
2016–17 East Tennessee State
Furman
UNC Greensboro 		14–4 East Tennessee State (Tournament) 79–74 UNC Greensboro
2017–18 UNC Greensboro 15–3 UNC Greensboro (Tournament) 62–47 East Tennessee State
2018–19 Wofford 18–0 Wofford (Tournament) 70–58 UNC Greensboro
2019–20 East Tennessee State 16–2 East Tennessee State (Tournament) 72–58 Wofford Harrah's Cherokee Center
2020–21 UNC Greensboro 13–5 UNC Greensboro (Tournament) 69–61 Mercer
2021–22 Chattanooga 14–4 Chattanooga (Tournament) 64–63 Furman
2022–23 Furman
Samford 		15–3 Furman (Tournament) 88–79 Chattanooga
2023–24 Samford 15–3 Samford (Tournament) 76–69 East Tennessee State

Tournament championships by school

Current members

School Championships Years
Chattanooga 12 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022
East Tennessee State 8 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020
Furman 7 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023
Wofford 5 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019
VMI 3 1964, 1976, 1977
UNC Greensboro 3 2001, 2018, 2021
Samford 1 2024
Western Carolina 1 1996
The Citadel 0
Mercer 0

Former members

School Championships Years
Davidson 12 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
West Virginia 10 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
North Carolina 8 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945
North Carolina State 7 1929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Duke 5 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946
George Washington 3 1943, 1954, 1961
Marshall 3 1984, 1985, 1987
Appalachian State 2 1979, 2000
Washington & Lee 2 1934, 1937
Alabama 1 1930
Clemson 1 1939
College of Charleston[a] 1 1999
East Carolina 1 1972
Georgia 1 1932
Maryland 1 1931
Mississippi State 1 1923
Ole Miss 1 1928
South Carolina 1 1933
Vanderbilt 1 1927
Wake Forest 1 1953
  1. ^ Now athletically branded as Charleston.

Television coverage

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst Sideline
2024 ESPN Brock Bowling Dean Keener
2023 Anish Shroff
2022 Tom Hart Randolph Childress Erin Summers
2021 Roy Philpott Mark Wise
2020 Mike Morgan Erin Summers
2019 Tom Hart Stormy Buonantony
2018 ESPN2 Sean Farnham
2017 ESPN Jason Benetti
2016 ESPN2 Brad Nessler
2015 Rich Hollenberg Mark Adams
2014 Dave LaMont Bob Wenzel
2013[2]
2012[3] Jon Sciambi LaPhonso Ellis
2011[4] Carter Blackburn Mark Gottfried
2010[5]
2009[6] ESPN Brad Nessler Jimmy Dykes
2008[7] ESPN2 Eric Collins Mark Adams
2007[8] Dave Barnett Tim McCormick

See also

References

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