1995 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1995 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 1995 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1995 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1995 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams10
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsChattanooga (7th title)
Winning coachMack McCarthy (4th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1994–95 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Marshall10–4 .714  18–9  .667
East Tennessee State9–5 .643  14–14  .500
Davidson7–7 .500  14–13  .519
VMI6–8 .429  10–17  .370
Appalachian State4–10 .286  9–20  .310
South
Chattanooga†11–3 .786  19–11  .633
Western Carolina8–6 .571  14–14  .500
The Citadel6–8 .429  11–16  .407
Furman6–8 .429  10–17  .370
Georgia Southern3–11 .214  8–20  .286
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1995; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

This was the first year in which the conference utilized a division format, with five teams divided into two divisions, the "North" and "South". All of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket
  First Round
March 2		 Quarterfinals
March 3		 Semifinals
March 4		 Finals
March 5
                                     
4N VMI 71  
5S Georgia Southern 94  
  1S Chattanooga 70  
    5S Georgia Southern 66  
     
       
  1S Chattanooga 71  
  2N East Tennessee St. 69  
       
       
  2N East Tennessee St. 85
    3S The Citadel 65  
     
       
  1S Chattanooga 63
  2S Western Carolina 61
4S Furman 73  
5N Appalachian State 78  
  1N Marshall 82
    5N Appalachian State 93  
     
       
  2S Western Carolina 74
  5N Appalachian State 64  
       
       
  2S Western Carolina 78
    3N Davidson 74  
     

* Overtime game

See also

References
  1. 1994–95 Southern Conference Season Summary
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