2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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]

2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams12
SiteBI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
ChampionsAppalachian State (2nd title)
Winning coachBuzz Peterson (1st title)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
Davidson 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
UNC Greensboro 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Western Carolina 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
VMI 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
South
College of Charleston 13 3   .813 24 6   .800
Georgia Southern 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Wofford 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Chattanooga 6 10   .375 10 19   .345
The Citadel 5 10   .333 9 20   .310
Furman 5 10   .333 14 18   .438
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2000
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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

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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

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