1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1984 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1984 NCAA tournament.[1]

1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsMarshall (1st title)
Winning coachRick Huckabay (1st title)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
Chattanooga 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
Western Carolina 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
The Citadel 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Furman 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
East Tennessee State 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
Davidson 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
VMI 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984
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
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Marshall 78
8 Davidson 68
1 Marshall 97
4 Appalachian State 67
4 Appalachian State 82
5 The Citadel 77
1 Marshall 111
2 Chattanooga 1072OT
2 Chattanooga 82
7 East Tennessee State 50
2 Chattanooga 70
6 Furman 57
3 Western Carolina 67
6 Furman 71

See also

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