1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1976–77
Teams	7
Site	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA
Champions	VMI (3rd title)
Winning coach	Charlie Schmaus (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VMI †	8	–	2		.800			26	–	4		.867
Furman	8	–	2		.800			18	–	10		.643
Appalachian State	8	–	4		.667			17	–	12		.586
William & Mary	7	–	4		.636			16	–	14		.533
East Carolina	3	–	9		.250			10	–	18		.357
Davidson	2	–	8		.200			5	–	22		.185
The Citadel	2	–	9		.182			8	–	19		.296
Chattanooga	0	–	0		–			27	–	5		.844
Western Carolina	0	–	0		–			8	–	16		.333
Marshall	0	–	0		–			8	–	19		.296
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1977 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

	Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
	4	William & Mary	76
	5	East Carolina	79
						1	VMI	88
						5	East Carolina	77
											1	VMI	69*
											3	Appalachian State	67
	2	Furman	76
	7	The Citadel	69
						2	Furman	64
						3	Appalachian State	70
	3	Appalachian State	71
	6	Davidson	66

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions