1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–27, 1965 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their ninth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1965 NCAA tournament.[1]

1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1964–65
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsWest Virginia (9th title)
Winning coachGeorge King (3rd title)
← 1964
1966 →
1964–65 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Davidson 12 0   1.000 24 2   .923
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 13 10   .565
The Citadel 8 4   .667 13 11   .542
West Virginia 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
George Washington 6 7   .462 10 13   .435
William & Mary 6 8   .429 12 13   .480
Richmond 6 10   .375 10 16   .385
VMI 5 9   .357 8 13   .381
Furman 2 13   .133 6 19   .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1965
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
February 25
Semifinals
February 26
Finals
February 27
         
1 #6 Davidson 86
8 VMI 73
1 #6 Davidson 72
4 West Virginia 74*
4 West Virginia 94
5 George Washington 83
4 West Virginia 70**
6 William & Mary 67
2 Virginia Tech 103
7 Richmond 63
2 Virginia Tech 59
6 William & Mary 70
3 The Citadel 60
6 William & Mary 68

* Overtime game

See also

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