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1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams7
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsVMI (3rd title)
Winning coachCharlie Schmaus (1st title)
← 1976
1978 →
1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 VMI 8 2   .800 26 4   .867
Furman 8 2   .800 18 10   .643
Appalachian State 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
William & Mary 7 4   .636 16 14   .533
East Carolina 3 9   .250 10 18   .357
Davidson 2 8   .200 5 22   .185
The Citadel 2 9   .182 8 19   .296
Chattanooga 0 0   27 5   .844
Western Carolina 0 0   8 16   .333
Marshall 0 0   8 19   .296
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–March 2, 1977. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Charlie Schmaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1977 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

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All of the conference's seven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds, the first of which featured three games, with the winners advancing to the semifinals.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 26
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
4 William & Mary 76
5 East Carolina 79
1 VMI 88
5 East Carolina 77
1 VMI 69*
3 Appalachian State 67
2 Furman 76
7 The Citadel 69
2 Furman 64
3 Appalachian State 70
3 Appalachian State 71
6 Davidson 66

* Overtime game

See also

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