1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams8
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsChattanooga (1st title)
Winning coachMurray Arnold (1st title)
1980–81 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga115 .688219  .700
Davidson115 .6881314  .481
Appalachian State115 .688209  .690
East Tennessee State97 .5631314  .481
Western Carolina97 .5631810  .643
Furman88 .5001116  .407
Marshall88 .5001810  .643
VMI313 .188423  .148
The Citadel214 .125917  .346
1981 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 7, 1981. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1981 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 28
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
1 Chattanooga 89
8 VMI 63
1 Chattanooga 79
5 Western Carolina 70
4 East Tennessee St. 80
5 Western Carolina 91
1 Chattanooga 59
3 Appalachian State 55
2 Davidson 77
7 Marshall 90
3 Appalachian State 77
7 Marshall 62
3 Appalachian State 75*
6 Furman 71

* Overtime game

See also

References

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