1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1988 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1988 NCAA tournament.[1]

1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsChattanooga (4th title)
Winning coachMack McCarthy (1st title)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Furman 11 5   .688 18 10   .643
Davidson 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Chattanooga 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
VMI 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
The Citadel 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1988 SoCon Tournament winner
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 consisted of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Marshall 121
8 The Citadel 78
1 Marshall 70
5 Chattanooga 71
4 Davidson 69
5 Chattanooga 83
5 Chattanooga 75
7 VMI 61
2 Furman 73
7 VMI 78
3 East Tennessee State 60
7 VMI 79
3 East Tennessee State 82
6 Appalachian State 73

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