1983 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–12, 1983 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1983 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
SiteCharleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
ChampionsChattanooga (3rd title)
Winning coachMurray Arnold (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga†15–1 .938  26–4  .867
Marshall13–3 .813  20–8  .714
East Tennessee State12–4 .750  22–9  .710
Western Carolina9–7 .563  17–12  .586
Davidson8–8 .500  13–15  .464
The Citadel7–9 .438  12–16  .429
Furman4–12 .250  9–20  .310
Appalachian State3–13 .188  6–21  .222
VMI1–15 .063  2–25  .074
† 1983 Southland Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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

Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Finals
March 12
         
1 #18 Chattanooga 71
8 Appalachian State 58
1 #18 Chattanooga 77*
4 Western Carolina 75
4 Western Carolina 86
5 Davidson 62
1 #18 Chattanooga 70
3 East Tennessee St. 62
2 Marshall 60
7 Furman 67
3 East Tennessee St. 81
7 Furman 68
3 East Tennessee St. 75
6 The Citadel 65

* Overtime game

See also

References

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