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1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams8
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsChattanooga (1st title)
Winning coachMurray Arnold (1st title)
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1980–81 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Davidson 11 5   .688 13 14   .481
Appalachian State 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 13 14   .481
Western Carolina 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
Furman 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Marshall 8 8   .500 18 10   .643
VMI 3 13   .188 4 23   .148
The Citadel 2 14   .125 9 17   .346
1981 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 7, 1981. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1981 NCAA tournament.[1]

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 used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
1 Chattanooga 89
8 VMI 63
1 Chattanooga 79
5 Western Carolina 70
4 East Tennessee St. 80
5 Western Carolina 91
1 Chattanooga 59
3 Appalachian State 55
2 Davidson 77
7 Marshall 90
3 Appalachian State 77
7 Marshall 62
3 Appalachian State 75*
6 Furman 71

* Overtime game

See also

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