1964 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1964 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
Champions VMI (1st title)
Winning coach Weenie Miller (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1963  1965»
1963–64 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 2   .818     22 4   .846
West Virginia 11 3   .786     18 10   .643
Virginia Tech 7 3   .700     16 7   .696
VMI 7 7   .500     12 12   .500
Furman 7 8   .467     11 15   .423
George Washington 5 7   .417     11 15   .423
William & Mary 5 9   .357     9 13   .409
The Citadel 4 8   .333     11 10   .524
Richmond 4 12   .250     6 16   .273
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1964; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27 to February 29, 1964, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Weenie Miller, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1964 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. The 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
February 29
         
1 Davidson 91
8 The Citadel 62
1 Davidson 81
4 VMI 82
4 VMI 77
5 Furman 73
4 VMI 61
6 George Washington 56
2 West Virginia 85
7 William & Mary 73
2 West Virginia 80
6 George Washington 88
3 Virginia Tech 62
6 George Washington 64

* Overtime game

See also

References

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