1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 196364
Teams8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions VMI (1st title)
Winning coach Weenie Miller (1st title)
  1963
1965  
1963–64 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Davidson 92 .818224  .846
West Virginia 113 .7861810  .643
Virginia Tech 73 .700167  .696
VMI77 .5001212  .500
Furman 78 .4671115  .423
George Washington 57 .4171115  .423
William & Mary 59 .357913  .409
The Citadel 48 .3331110  .524
Richmond 412 .250616  .273
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27 to February 29, 1964, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Weenie Miller, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1964 NCAA tournament. [1]

Contents

Format

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
February 29
         
1 #7 Davidson 91
8 The Citadel 62
1 #7 Davidson 81
4 VMI 82
4 VMI 77
5 Furman 73
4 VMI 61
6 George Washington 56
2 West Virginia 85
7 William & Mary 73
2 West Virginia 80
6 George Washington 88
3 Virginia Tech 62
6 George Washington 64

* Overtime game

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