1978 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1978 Southern Conference Men's 8 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA Furman 5th Joe Williams 5th The 1978 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–March 4, 1978. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1978 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 25. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093117/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/bktny/all_time_mbk_tny_results.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 October 3, 2018 Retrieved August 14, 2014. Format 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 QuarterfinalsFebruary 25 SemifinalsMarch 3 FinalsMarch 4 1 Appalachian State 81 8 The Citadel 64 4 Furman 83 5 Chattanooga 73 2 VMI 95 7 Davidson 80 3 Marshall 64 6 Western Carolina 56 1 Appalachian State 68 4 Furman 72 2 VMI 71 3 Marshall 76 3 Marshall 53 4 Furman 69 * Overtime game See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Roanoke, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia