2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2018
| Conference = Southern Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption = Tournament logo
| Teams = 10
| Arena = U.S. Cellular Center
| City = Asheville, North Carolina
| Champions = UNC Greensboro
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Wes Miller
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Francis Alonso
| MVPTeam = UNC Greensboro
| Attendance =
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{{2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 2 through 5, 2018.
UNC Greensboro defeated East Tennessee State in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker |
| 1
|align=left|UNC Greensboro |15–3 | |
| 2
|align=left|East Tennessee State |14–4 | |
| 3
|align=left|Furman |13–5 | |
| 4
|align=left|Mercer |11–7 |align=left|2–0 vs Wofford |
| 5
|align=left|Wofford |11–7 |align=left|0–2 vs Mercer |
| 6
|align=left|Western Carolina |8–10 | |
| 7
|align=left|Samford |6–11 | |
| 8
|align=left|The Citadel |5–13 | |
| 9
|align=left|VMI |4–14 | |
| 10
|align=left|Chattanooga |3–15 | |
Schedule and results
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!Game !Matchup !Score !Television |
| colspan=5| First round – Friday, March 2 |
|---|
| 1
|5:00 pm |No. 8 The Citadel vs No. 9 VMI |78–70 |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 2
|7:30 pm |No. 7 Samford vs No. 10 Chattanooga |79–89 |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3 |
| 3
|12:00 pm |No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 8 The Citadel |82–66 |rowspan=4|ESPN3 |
| 4
|2:30 pm |No. 4 Mercer vs No. 5 Wofford |53–73 |
| 5
|6:00 pm |No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 10 Chattanooga |81–61 |
| 6
|8:30 pm |No. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Western Carolina |97–73 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Sunday, March 4 |
| 7
|4:00 pm |No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 5 Wofford |56–55 |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 8
|6:30 pm |No. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 3 Furman |63–52 |
| colspan=5| Final – Monday, March 5 |
| 9
|9:00 pm |No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 2 East Tennessee State |62–47 |
| colspan=5| *Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = First round
March 2
ESPN3
| RD2 = Quarterfinals
March 3
ESPN3
| RD3 = Semifinals
March 4
ESPN3
| RD4 = Championship
March 5
ESPN2
| team-width=12em
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=The Citadel
| RD1-score03=78
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=VMI
| RD1-score04=70
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Samford
| RD1-score11=79
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Chattanooga
| RD1-score12=89
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=UNC Greensboro
| RD2-score01=72
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=The Citadel
| RD2-score02=58
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Mercer
| RD2-score03=53
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Wofford
| RD2-score04=73
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=East Tennessee State
| RD2-score05=77
| RD2-seed06=10
| RD2-team06=Chattanooga
| RD2-score06=59
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Furman
| RD2-score07=97
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Western Carolina
| RD2-score08=73
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=UNC Greensboro
| RD3-score01=56
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Wofford
| RD3-score02=55
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=East Tennessee State
| RD3-score03=63
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Furman
| RD3-score04=52
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=UNC Greensboro
| RD4-score01=62
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=East Tennessee State
| RD4-score02=47
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=211654396 2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship]
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