1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1966 Southern Conference Men's 8 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Davidson 1st Lefty Driesell 1st The 1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–26, 1966 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Lefty Driesell, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1966 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 20. 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 25, 2014. 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 QuarterfinalsFebruary 24 SemifinalsFebruary 25 FinalsFebruary 26 1 Davidson 79 8 The Citadel 61 4 Richmond 76 5 East Carolina 74 2 West Virginia 95 7 VMI 80 3 William & Mary 78 6 Furman 73 1 Davidson 85 4 Richmond 65 2 West Virginia 64 3 William & Mary 50 1 Davidson 80 2 West Virginia 69 * Overtime game See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Charlotte, North Carolina Category:20th century in Charlotte, North Carolina