2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams12
SiteBI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
ChampionsAppalachian State (2nd title)
Winning coachBuzz Peterson (1st title)
1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Appalachian State133 .813239  .719
Davidson106 .6251513  .536
UNC Greensboro97 .5631513  .536
East Tennessee State88 .5001415  .483
Western Carolina79 .4381414  .500
VMI115 .063623  .207
South
College of Charleston133 .813246  .800
Georgia Southern106 .6251612  .571
Wofford88 .5001416  .467
Chattanooga610 .3751019  .345
The Citadel510 .333920  .310
Furman510 .3331418  .438
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2000
Rankings from AP poll

The 2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2000 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The Appalachian State Mountaineers won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 2000 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
            
4S Chattanooga 90
5N Western Carolina 75
1N Appalachian State 88
4S Chattanooga 66
1N Appalachian State 60
6S Furman 56
2S Georgia Southern 54
6S Furman 68
3N UNC Greensboro 61
6S Furman 77
1N Appalachian State 68
1S Coll. of Charleston 56
4N East Tennessee St. 85
5S The Citadel 71
1S Coll. of Charleston 65
4N East Tennessee St. 51
1S Coll. of Charleston 74
3S Wofford 64
2N Davidson 64
3S Wofford 65
3S Wofford 81
6N VMI 72

* Overtime game

See also

References

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