1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 196970
Teams8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions Davidson (4th title)
Winning coach Terry Holland (1st title)
  1969
1971  
1969–70 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Davidson100 1.000225  .815
East Carolina 92 .8181610  .615
George Washington 64 .6001215  .444
Furman 56 .4551313  .500
William & Mary 57 .4171116  .407
The Citadel 48 .333816  .333
Richmond 49 .308918  .333
VMI 310 .231619  .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1970
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1970, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Terry Holland, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1970 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 #11 Davidson 72
8 VMI 46
1 #11 Davidson78
5 William & Mary 54
4 Furman 67
5 William & Mary 82
1 #11 Davidson81
7 Richmond 61
2 East Carolina 73
7 Richmond 75
3 George Washington 69
7 Richmond77
3 George Washington 66
6 The Citadel 64

* Overtime game

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