1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 September 2021 1977 Southern Conference Men's 7 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA VMI 3rd Charlie Schmaus 1st The 1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–March 2, 1977. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Charlie Schmaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1977 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 seven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds, the first of which featured three games, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. Bracket QuarterfinalsFebruary 26 SemifinalsMarch 1 FinalsMarch 2 4 William & Mary 76 5 East Carolina 79 2 Furman 76 7 The Citadel 69 3 Appalachian State 71 6 Davidson 66 1 VMI 88 5 East Carolina 77 2 Furman 64 3 Appalachian State 70 1 VMI 69* 3 Appalachian State 67 * 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