List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

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Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Southern Conference logo.svg
Southern Conference logo
Sport College basketball
Conference Southern Conference
Number of teams10
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Asheville Civic Center
Current location Asheville, North Carolina
Played1922–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Samford
Most championshipstied Chattanooga, Davidson (12)
TV partner(s) SportSouth, ESPN2
Official website SoConSports.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.

Contents

Champions by year

YearRegular Season Champion(s)RecordTournament championScoreRunner-upTournament venueTournament city
1921–22 Virginia 5–0 North Carolina 40–25 Mercer Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, Georgia
1922–23 North Carolina 5–0 Mississippi State 31–21Chattanooga
1923–24 Tulane 10–0 North Carolina 26–18Alabama
1924–25 North Carolina 8–0North Carolina36–28Tulane
1925–26 Kentucky 8–0 North Carolina 37–23Mississippi State
1926–27 South Carolina 9–1 Vanderbilt 46–44Georgia
1927–28 Auburn 12–1 Mississippi 31–30Auburn
1928–29 Washington & Lee 7–1 NC State 44–35Duke
1929–30 Alabama 10–0Alabama 31–24 Duke
1930–31 Georgia 15–1 Maryland 29–27Kentucky
1931–32 Maryland
Kentucky 		9–1Georgia26–24Duke
1932–33South Carolina3–0South Carolina33–21Duke Thompson Gym Raleigh, North Carolina
1933–34South Carolina6–0Washington & Lee30–29Duke
1934–35North Carolina12–1North Carolina35–27Washington & Lee
1935–36Washington & Lee10–1North Carolina50–45Washington & Lee
1936–37Washington & Lee11–1Washington & Lee44–33North Carolina
1937–38North Carolina13–3 Duke 40–30Clemson
1938–39 Wake Forest 15–3 Clemson 39–27Maryland
1939–40Duke13–2North Carolina43–23Duke
1940–41North Carolina14–1Duke53–30South Carolina
1941–42 Duke 15–1Duke45–34NC State
1942–43Duke12–1 George Washington 56–40Duke
1943–44North Carolina9–1Duke44–27North Carolina
1944–45South Carolina9–0North Carolina49–48Duke
1945–46North Carolina13–1Duke49–30Wake Forest
1946–47NC State11–2NC State50–48North Carolina Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
1947–48NC State12–0NC State58–50Duke
1948–49NC State14–1NC State55–39George Washington
1949–50NC State12–2NC State67–47Duke
1950–51NC State13–1NC State67–63Duke Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1951–52 West Virginia 15–1NC State77–68DukeReynolds ColiseumRaleigh, North Carolina
1952–53NC State13–3Wake Forest71–70NC State
1953–54George Washington10–0George Washington83–70Richmond WVU Field House Morgantown, West Virginia
1954–55West Virginia9–1West Virginia58–48George Washington Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia
1955–56George Washington
West Virginia		10–2West Virginia58–56Richmond
1956–57 West Virginia 12–0West Virginia67–52Washington & Lee
1957–58 West Virginia 12–0West Virginia74–58William & Mary
1958–59 West Virginia 12–0West Virginia85–66The Citadel
1959–60 Virginia Tech 12–1 West Virginia 82–72Virginia Tech
1960–61West Virginia11–1George Washington93–82William & Mary
1961–62West Virginia12–1West Virginia88–72Virginia Tech
1962–63West Virginia11–2West Virginia79–74Davidson
1963–64 Davidson 9–2 VMI 61–56George Washington Charlotte Coliseum I Charlotte, North Carolina
1964–65Davidson12–0West Virginia70–67William & Mary
1965–66Davidson11–1Davidson80–69West Virginia
1966–67West Virginia9–1West Virginia81–65Davidson
1967–68Davidson9–1Davidson87–70West Virginia
1968–69Davidson9–0Davidson102–76East Carolina
1969–70Davidson10–0Davidson81–61Richmond
1970–71Davidson9–1 Furman 68–61Richmond
1971–72Davidson8–2 East Carolina 77–75Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
1972–73Davidson9–1Furman99–81Davidson Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
1973–74Furman11–1Furman62–60Richmond
1974–75Furman12–0Furman66–55William & MaryGreenville Memorial AuditoriumGreenville, South Carolina
1975–76 VMI 9–3VMI41–33Richmond
1976–77Furman
VMI		8–2VMI69–67Appalachian State Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
1977–78 Appalachian State 9–3Furman69–53 Marshall
1978–79 Appalachian State 11–3Appalachian State86–83Furman
1979–80Furman14–1Furman80–62Marshall
1980–81Appalachian State
Davidson
Chattanooga 		11–5Chattanooga59–55Appalachian State
1981–82Chattanooga15–1Chattanooga69–58Davidson Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
1982–83Chattanooga15–1Chattanooga70–62East Tennessee State
1983–84 Marshall 13–3Marshall111–107Chattanooga Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
1984–85Chattanooga14–2 Marshall 70–65VMI
1985–86Chattanooga12–4Davidson42–40Chattanooga
1986–87 Marshall 15–1Marshall66–64Davidson
1987–88 Marshall 14–2 Chattanooga 75–61VMI
1988–89Chattanooga10–4 East Tennessee State 96–73Marshall
1989–90East Tennessee State12–2East Tennessee State96–75Appalachian State
1990–91Furman
East Tennessee State
Chattanooga		11–3East Tennessee State101–82Appalachian State
1991–92East Tennessee State
Chattanooga		12–2East Tennessee State74–63Chattanooga
1992–93 Chattanooga 16–2Chattanooga86–75East Tennessee State
1993–94Chattanooga14–4Chattanooga65–64Davidson

Divisional format

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

YearRegular Season Champion (North)RecordRegular Season Champion (South)RecordTournament championScoreRunner-upTournament VenueTournament City
1994–95Marshall10–4Chattanooga11–3Chattanooga63–61Western CarolinaAsheville Civic CenterAsheville, North Carolina
1995–96Davidson14–0 Western Carolina 10–4Western Carolina69–60Davidson Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1996–97Marshall
Davidson		10–4Chattanooga11–3Chattanooga71–70Marshall
1997–98Davidson
Appalachian State		13–2Chattanooga7–7Davidson66–62Appalachian State
1998–99Appalachian State13–3 College of Charleston 16–0College of Charleston77–67Appalachian State
1999–2000Appalachian State13–3College of Charleston13–3Appalachian State68–56College of Charleston BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
2000–01 East Tennessee State 13–3College of Charleston12–4 UNC Greensboro 67–66Chattanooga
2001–02Davidson
UNC Greensboro
East Tennessee State		11–5College of Charleston
Georgia Southern
Chattanooga		9–7Davidson62–57FurmanNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, South Carolina
2002–03Davidson
East Tennessee State
Appalachian State		11–5College of Charleston13–3East Tennessee State97–90Chattanooga
2003–04East Tennessee State15–1Davidson
Georgia Southern
College of Charleston		11–5East Tennessee State78–62Chattanooga
2004–05Chattanooga10–6Davidson16–0Chattanooga66–62UNC Greensboro McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
2005–06 Elon 10–4Georgia Southern11–4Davidson80–55ChattanoogaNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, South Carolina
2006–07Appalachian State15–3Davidson17–1Davidson (Tournament)72–65College of Charleston
2007–08Appalachian State
Chattanooga		13–7Davidson20–0Davidson (Tournament)65–49Elon
2008–09Western Carolina
Chattanooga		11–9Davidson18–2Chattanooga (Tournament)80–69College of CharlestonMcKenzie ArenaChattanooga, Tennessee
2009–10 Appalachian State13–5 Wofford 15–3Wofford (Tournament)56–51Appalachian State Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
2010–11 Western Carolina
Chattanooga		12–6College of Charleston
Wofford		14–4Wofford (Tournament)77–67College of CharlestonMcKenzie ArenaChattanooga, Tennessee
2011–12 UNC Greensboro10–8Davidson16–2Davidson (Tournament)93–91Western CarolinaU.S. Cellular Center [1] Asheville, North Carolina
2012–13 Elon13–5Davidson17–1Davidson (Tournament)74–55College of Charleston

Return to single table

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

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

Tournament championships by school

Current members

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Chattanooga121981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022
East Tennessee State81989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020
Furman71971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023
Wofford52010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019
VMI31964, 1976, 1977
UNC Greensboro32001, 2018, 2021
Samford12024
Western Carolina11996
The Citadel0
Mercer0

Former members

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Davidson121966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
West Virginia101955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
North Carolina81922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945
North Carolina State71929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Duke51938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946
George Washington31943, 1954, 1961
Marshall31984, 1985, 1987
Appalachian State21979, 2000
Washington & Lee21934, 1937
Alabama11930
Clemson11939
College of Charleston [lower-alpha 1] 11999
East Carolina11972
Georgia11932
Maryland11931
Mississippi State11923
Ole Miss11928
South Carolina11933
Vanderbilt11927
Wake Forest11953
  1. ↑ Now athletically branded as Charleston.

Television coverage

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline
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

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