- The SoCon Tournament will run March 8-11 in Asheville.
- No. 1 seed Samford (+150) is favored to win.
- The No. 1 seed has won the tournament for six straight seasons.
Over the last few years, the Southern Conference has consistently produced scary NCAA Tournament teams. Its growing power in mid-major circles has made it one of the more fun NCAA conference basketball tournaments to watch.Â
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Southern Conference Tournament Schedule
The SoCon Tournament runs March 8-11 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.Â
- Game 1: No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel
- Game 2: No. 7 East Tennessee State vs. No. 10 VMI
- Game 3: No. 1 Samford vs. Game 1 Winner
- Game 4: No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs. Game 2 Winner
- Game 5: No. 3 Chattanooga vs. No. 6 Wofford
- Game 6: No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 Furman
- Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
- Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
- Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Southern Conference Tournament Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Samford | +150 |
| UNC Greensboro | +425 |
| Western Carolina | +500 |
| Chattanooga | +550 |
| Furman | +700 |
| Wofford | +2000 |
| East Tennessee State | +2000 |
| Mercer | +5000 |
| The Citadel | +10000 |
| VMI | +20000 |
Southern Conference Tournament Prediction
Samford (+150) will win the Southern Conference Tournament and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
A Decade of Hits
The SoCon is a beloved mid-major that’s had several quality teams at the top of the bracket for quite a few years now. Because of that, you may be surprised to learn that the No. 1 seed has had quite the grip on the SoCon.
The No. 1 seed has won the Southern Conference Tournament every year since 2017. Even that winner was No. 3 seed ETSU, which had a 14-4 conference record that was identical to No. 2 Furman and No. 1 UNC Greensboro. The Bucs only were the No. 3 seed on tiebreakers.Â
You have to go back to 2014 to find a conventional upset scenario, where No. 3 seed Wofford (20-13, 11-5) won the tournament. No. 1 Davidson (20-13, 15-1) was upset by No. 5 Western Carolina (19-15, 10-6) in the semifinals in a 99-97 overtime shootout, and the Terriers won the title game.
Perhaps a decade of chalk is baked into the price here in Samford’s +150 price. At +425, No. 2 UNC Greensboro is priced much closer to No. 4 Western Carolina (+500) than it is the top of the market.
Samford isn’t a lottery ticket, but the history here clearly says to take the top seed. Perhaps there are systemic advantages in how this specific tournament bracket suppresses the mid-table teams.
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2023-24 SoCon Standings
Team Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Win Pct. Total Wins Total Losses Win Pct. Samford 15 3 .833 26 5 .839 UNCG 12 6 .667 21 10 .677 Chattanooga 12 6 .667 20 11 .645 W. Carolina 11 7 .611 22 9 .710 Wofford 10 8 .556 17 14 .548 Furman 10 8 .556 16 15 .516 ETSU 8 10 .444 16 15 .516 Mercer 8 10 .444 15 16 .484 The Citadel 3 15 .167 11 20 .355 VMI 1 17 .056 4 27 .129 -
SoCon Tournament Champions
Year Champion Runner-Up Score 1921–22 North Carolina Mercer 40–25 1922–23 Mississippi State Chattanooga 31–21 1923–24 North Carolina Alabama 26–18 1924–25 North Carolina Tulane 36–28 1925–26 North Carolina Mississippi State 37–23 1926–27 Vanderbilt Georgia 46–44 1927–28 Mississippi Auburn 31–30 1928–29 NC State Duke 44–35 1929–30 Alabama Duke 31–24 1930–31 Maryland Kentucky 29–27 1931–32 Georgia Duke 26–24 1932–33 South Carolina Duke 33–21 1933–34 Washington & Lee Duke 30–29 1934–35 North Carolina Washington & Lee 35–27 1935–36 North Carolina Washington & Lee 50–45 1936–37 Washington & Lee North Carolina 44–33 1937–38 Duke Clemson 40–30 1938–39 Clemson Maryland 39–27 1939–40 North Carolina Duke 43–23 1940–41 Duke South Carolina 53–30 1941–42 Duke NC State 45–34 1942–43 George Washington Duke 56–40 1943–44 Duke North Carolina 44–27 1944–45 North Carolina Duke 49–48 1945–46 Duke Wake Forest 49–30 1946–47 NC State North Carolina 50–48 1947–48 NC State Duke 58–50 1948–49 NC State George Washington 55–39 1949–50 NC State Duke 67–47 1950–51 NC State Duke 67–63 1951–52 NC State Duke 77–68 1952–53 Wake Forest NC State 71–70 1953–54 George Washington Richmond 83–70 1954–55 West Virginia George Washington 58–48 1955–56 West Virginia Richmond 58–56 1956–57 West Virginia Washington & Lee 67–52 1957–58 West Virginia William & Mary 74–58 1958–59 West Virginia The Citadel 85–66 1959–60 West Virginia Virginia Tech 82–72 1960–61 George Washington William & Mary 93–82 1961–62 West Virginia Virginia Tech 88–72 1962–63 West Virginia Davidson 79–74 1963–64 VMI George Washington 61–56 1964–65 West Virginia William & Mary 70–67 1965–66 Davidson West Virginia 80–69 1966–67 West Virginia Davidson 81–65 1967–68 Davidson West Virginia 87–70 1968–69 Davidson East Carolina 102–76 1969–70 Davidson Richmond 81–61 1970–71 Furman Richmond 68–61 1971–72 East Carolina Furman 77–75 1972–73 Furman Davidson 99–81 1973–74 Furman Richmond 62–60 1974–75 Furman William & Mary 66–55 1975–76 VMI Richmond 41–33 1976–77 VMI Appalachian State 69–67 1977–78 Furman Marshall 69–53 1978–79 Appalachian State Furman 86–83 1979–80 Furman Marshall 80–62 1980–81 Chattanooga Appalachian State 59–55 1981–82 Chattanooga Davidson 69–58 1982–83 Chattanooga East Tennessee State 70–62 1983–84 Marshall Chattanooga 111–107 1994–95 Chattanooga Chattanooga 11–3 1995–96 Western Carolina Western Carolina 10–4 1996–97 Chattanooga Marshall 71–70 1997–98 Davidson Appalachian State 66–62 1998–99 College of Charleston College of Charleston 16–0 1999–2000 College of Charleston Appalachian State 13–3 2000–01 College of Charleston UNC Greensboro 12–4 2001–02 Davidson Furman 62–57 2002–03 East Tennessee State Chattanooga 97–90 2003–04 East Tennessee State Chattanooga 78–62 2004–05 Davidson Chattanooga 16–0 2005–06 Georgia Southern Davidson 11–4 2006–07 Davidson Davidson 17–1 2007–08 Davidson Elon 65–49 2008–09 Chattanooga College of Charleston 80–69 2009–10 Wofford Wofford 15–3 2010–11 Wofford College of Charleston 77–67 2011–12 Davidson Davidson 16–2 2012–13 Davidson Davidson 17–1 2013–14 Wofford Western Carolina 56–53 2014–15 Wofford Furman 67–64 2015–16 Chattanooga East Tennessee State 73–67 2016–17 East Tennessee State UNC Greensboro 79–74 2017–18 UNC Greensboro East Tennessee State 62–47 2018–19 Wofford UNC Greensboro 70–58 2019–20 East Tennessee State Wofford 72–58 2020–21 UNC Greensboro Mercer 69–61 2021–22 Chattanooga Furman 64–63 2022–23 Furman Chattanooga 88–79 -
Most SoCon Tournament Championships
Team Championships Years Chattanooga 12 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022 Davidson 12 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 West Virginia 10 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 East Tennessee State 8 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020 North Carolina 8 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945 Furman 7 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023 NC State 7 1929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 Wofford 5 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019 Duke 5 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946 VMI 3 1964, 1976, 1977 UNC Greensboro 3 2001, 2018, 2021 George Washington 3 1943, 1954, 1961 Marshall 3 1984, 1985, 1987 Appalachian State 2 1979, 2000 Washington & Lee 2 1934, 1937 Western Carolina 1 1996 Alabama 1 1930 Clemson 1 1939 College of Charleston[a] 1 1999 East Carolina 1 1972 Georgia 1 1932 Maryland 1 1931 Mississippi State 1 1923 Ole Miss 1 1928 South Carolina 1 1933 Vanderbilt 1 1927 Wake Forest 1 1953
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