1992 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1992 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1992 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Alan LeForce, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1992 NCAA tournament.[1]

1992 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1991–92
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (4th title)
Winning coachAlan LeForce (2nd title)
← 1991
1993 →
1991–92 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
Chattanooga 12 2   .857 23 7   .767
Furman 9 5   .643 17 11   .607
Appalachian State 9 5   .643 15 14   .517
Western Carolina 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Marshall 3 11   .214 7 22   .241
VMI 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
The Citadel 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1992 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1992
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight 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 6
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 East Tennessee St. 89
8 The Citadel 55
1 East Tennessee St. 77
4 Appalachian State 69
4 Appalachian State 86
5 Western Carolina 69
1 East Tennessee St. 74
2 Chattanooga 63
2 Chattanooga 84
7 VMI 49
2 Chattanooga 84
6 Marshall 68
3 Furman 76
6 Marshall 83

* Overtime game

See also

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