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1 Format  



1.1  Tiebreaking system  







2 Seeds  





3 Schedule  





4 Bracket  





5 All-tournament team  





6 References  














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2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsWofford (4th title)
Winning coachMike Young (4th title)
MVPLee Skinner (Wofford)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    Wofford 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
    Chattanooga 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
    Mercer 12 6   .667 19 16   .543
    Western Carolina 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
    East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
    VMI 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
    Samford 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
    The Citadel 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
    UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 11 22   .333
    Furman 5 13   .278 11 22   .333
    2015 SoCon Tournament winner

    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.[1] 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    The tiebreaking system is as follows:[2]

    Two teams
    1. Head to head record
    2. Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
    3. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
    Three or more teams
    1. Best record against all teams involved in the tie
    2. Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
    3. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com

    Seeds[edit]

    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[edit]

    Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
    First round - Friday, March 6
    1 1 6:00pm Samford vs. UNC Greensboro ESPN3 76–81
    2 8:30pm Furman vs. The Citadel ESPN3 73–56
    Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 7
    2 3 12:00pm UNC Greensboro vs. Wofford ESPN3 52–70
    4 2:30pm East Tenn. State vs. Western Carolina ESPN3 61–67 (OT)
    3 5 6:00pm Furman vs. Chattanooga ESPN3 69–67
    6 8:30pm VMI vs. Mercer ESPN3 61–89
    Semifinals - Sunday, March 8
    4 7 6:00pm Western Carolina vs. Wofford ESPN3 61–73
    8 8:30pm Furman vs Mercer ESPN3 52–49
    Championship - Monday, March 9
    5 10 7:00pm Furman vs. Wofford ESPN2 64–67
    *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

    Bracket[edit]

    [3]

    First round
    Friday, March 6
    Quarterfinals
    Saturday, March 7
    Semifinals
    Sunday, March 8
    Championship
    Monday, March 9
                
    1Wofford 70
    8UNC Greensboro 52
    8UNC Greensboro 81
    9Samford 76
    1Wofford 73
    4Western Carolina 61
    4Western Carolina 67*
    5East Tennessee State 61
    1Wofford 67
    10Furman 64
    2Chattanooga 67
    10Furman 69
    7The Citadel 56
    10Furman 73
    10Furman 52
    3Mercer 49
    3Mercer 89
    6VMI 61

    * denotes overtime period

    All-tournament team[edit]

    [4]

    First Team

    Second Team

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2015 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  • ^ "Men's Tie-Breaking Formula" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  • ^ "2015 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  • ^ "Wofford Edges Furman, 67-64, to Win SoCon Championship".

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