The 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center. The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.
With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament.
Format All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games.
Tiebreaking system The tiebreaking system is as follows:
Two teams Head to head record Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
Three or more teams Best record against all teams involved in the tie Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
Seeds Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Wofford †# 16–2 25–6 2 Chattanooga # 15–3 22–9 3 Mercer # 12–6 17–14 4 Western Carolina # 9–9 14–16 5 East Tennessee State # 8–10 16–13 6 VMI # 7–11 11–18 7 The Citadel 6–12 11–18 3–1 vs. UNCG, Samford 8 UNC Greensboro 6–12 10–21 2–2 vs. Citadel, Samford 9 Samford 6–12 13–18 1–3 vs. UNCG, Citadel 10 Furman 5–13 8–21 † – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round - Friday, March 611 6:00pmSamford vs. UNC GreensboroESPN376–812 8:30pmFurman vs. The CitadelESPN373–56 Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 723 12:00pmUNC Greensboro vs. WoffordESPN352–704 2:30pmEast Tenn. State vs. Western CarolinaESPN361–67 (OT)35 6:00pmFurman vs. ChattanoogaESPN369–676 8:30pmVMI vs. MercerESPN361–89 Semifinals - Sunday, March 847 6:00pmWestern Carolina vs. WoffordESPN361–738 8:30pmFurman vs MercerESPN352–49 Championship - Monday, March 9510 7:00pmFurman vs. WoffordESPN264–67 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
All-tournament team
First Team Stephen Croone, Furman James Sinclair, Western Carolina Karl Cochran, Wofford Spencer Collins, Wofford Lee Skinner, Wofford
Second Team Kris Acox, Furman Geoff Beans, Furman Devin Sibley, Furman T. J. Hallice, Mercer Ike Nwamu, Mercer
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