1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachTom Quinn (1st title)
1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson8–2 .80019–9  .679
Furman8–3 .72717–11  .607
William & Mary6–4 .60010–17  .370
East Carolina †7–5 .58314–15  .483
The Citadel5–6 .45512–13  .480
Richmond3–9 .2506–19  .240
VMI2–10 .1676–19  .240
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1972
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Format

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

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

References

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