1969 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1969 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 196869
Teams8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions Davidson (3rd title)
Winning coach Lefty Driesell (3rd title)
  1968
1970  
1968–69 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Davidson90 1.000273  .900
East Carolina 92 .8181711  .607
George Washington 75 .5831411  .560
Richmond 67 .4621314  .481
Furman 56 .455917  .346
The Citadel 58 .3851312  .520
William & Mary 38 .273620  .231
VMI 311 .214518  .217
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1969
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27 to March 1, 1969, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1969 NCAA tournament. [1]

Contents

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
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
March 1
         
1 #5 Davidson 99
8 VMI 75
1 #5 Davidson97
4 Richmond 83
4 Richmond 66
5 Furman 64
1 #5 Davidson102
2 East Carolina 76
2 East Carolina 48
7 William & Mary 35
2 East Carolina84
3 George Washington 79
3 George Washington 90
6 The Citadel 73

* Overtime game

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