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1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams10
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsChattanooga (7th title)
Winning coachMack McCarthy (4th title)
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1994–95 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Marshall 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
East Tennessee State 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
Davidson 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
VMI 6 8   .429 10 17   .370
Appalachian State 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
South
Chattanooga 11 3   .786 19 11   .633
Western Carolina 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
The Citadel 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Furman 6 8   .429 10 17   .370
Georgia Southern 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1995
Rankings from AP poll

The 1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 1995 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Mack McCarthy, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1995 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

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This was the first year in which the conference utilized a division format, with five teams divided into two divisions, the "North" and "South". All of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

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First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
            
4N VMI 71
5S Georgia Southern 94
1S Chattanooga 70
5S Georgia Southern 66
1S Chattanooga 71
2N East Tennessee St. 69
2N East Tennessee St. 85
3S The Citadel 65
1S Chattanooga 63
2S Western Carolina 61
4S Furman 73
5N Appalachian State 78
1N Marshall 82
5N Appalachian State 93
2S Western Carolina 74
5N Appalachian State 64
2S Western Carolina 78
3N Davidson 74

* Overtime game

See also

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References

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