1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1974–75
Teams	8
Site	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Champions	Furman (4th title)
Winning coach	Joe Williams (4th title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman†	12	–	0		1.000			22	–	7		.759
East Carolina	11	–	3		.786			19	–	9		.679
William & Mary	6	–	5		.545			16	–	12		.571
Richmond	7	–	7		.500			10	–	16		.385
VMI	6	–	6		.500			13	–	13		.500
Davidson	4	–	6		.400			7	–	19		.269
The Citadel	2	–	11		.154			5	–	15		.250
Appalachian State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	23		.115
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–6, 1975. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1975 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 1					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	1	Furman	75
	8	Appalachian State	69
						1	Furman	94
						5	VMI	81
	4	Richmond	81
	5	VMI	85
											1	Furman	66
											3	William & Mary	55
	2	East Carolina	78
	7	The Citadel	66
						2	East Carolina	66
						3	William & Mary	69
	3	William & Mary	78
	6	Davidson	64

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 23-24. Retrieved August 14, 2014.