List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions explained

Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:College basketball
Conference:Southern Conference
Number Of Teams:10
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Asheville Civic Center
Current Location:Asheville, North Carolina
Years:1922–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Samford
Most Championships:tied Chattanooga, Davidson (12)
Television:SportSouth, ESPN2
Website:SoConSports.com Men's Basketball

This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference.

Champions by year

YearRegular Season Champion(s)RecordTournament championScoreRunner-upTournament venueTournament city
1921–22Virginia5–0North Carolina40–25MercerMunicipal AuditoriumAtlanta, Georgia
1922–23North Carolina5–0Mississippi State31–21Chattanooga
1923–24Tulane10–0North Carolina26–18Alabama
1924–25North Carolina8–0North Carolina36–28Tulane
1925–26Kentucky8–0North Carolina37–23Mississippi State
1926–27South Carolina9–1Vanderbilt46–44Georgia
1927–28Auburn12–1Mississippi31–30Auburn
1928–29Washington & Lee7–1NC State44–35Duke
1929–30Alabama10–0Alabama31–24Duke
1930–31Georgia15–1Maryland29–27Kentucky
1931–32Maryland
Kentucky		9–1Georgia26–24Duke
1932–33South Carolina3–0South Carolina33–21DukeThompson GymRaleigh, North Carolina
1933–34South Carolina6–0Washington & Lee30–29Duke
1934–35North Carolina12–1North Carolina35–27Washington & Lee
1935–36Washington & Lee10–1North Carolina50–45Washington & Lee
1936–37Washington & Lee11–1Washington & Lee44–33North Carolina
1937–38North Carolina13–3Duke40–30Clemson
1938–39Wake Forest15–3Clemson39–27Maryland
1939–40Duke13–2North Carolina43–23Duke
1940–41North Carolina14–1Duke53–30South Carolina
1941–42Duke15–1Duke45–34NC State
1942–43Duke12–1George Washington56–40Duke
1943–44North Carolina9–1Duke44–27North Carolina
1944–45South Carolina9–0North Carolina49–48Duke
1945–46North Carolina13–1Duke49–30Wake Forest
1946–47NC State11–2NC State50–48North CarolinaDuke Indoor StadiumDurham, North Carolina
1947–48NC State12–0NC State58–50Duke
1948–49NC State14–1NC State55–39George Washington
1949–50NC State12–2NC State67–47Duke
1950–51NC State13–1NC State67–63DukeReynolds ColiseumRaleigh, North Carolina
1951–52West Virginia15–1NC State77–68DukeReynolds ColiseumRaleigh, North Carolina
1952–53NC State13–3Wake Forest71–70NC State
1953–54George Washington10–0George Washington83–70RichmondWVU Field HouseMorgantown, West Virginia
1954–55West Virginia9–1West Virginia58–48George WashingtonRichmond ArenaRichmond, Virginia
1955–56George Washington
West Virginia		10–2West Virginia58–56Richmond
1956–57West Virginia12–0West Virginia67–52Washington & Lee
1957–58West Virginia12–0West Virginia74–58William & Mary
1958–59West Virginia12–0West Virginia85–66The Citadel
1959–60Virginia Tech12–1West Virginia82–72Virginia Tech
1960–61West Virginia11–1George Washington93–82William & Mary
1961–62West Virginia12–1West Virginia88–72Virginia Tech
1962–63West Virginia11–2West Virginia79–74Davidson
1963–64Davidson9–2VMI61–56George WashingtonCharlotte Coliseum ICharlotte, North Carolina
1964–65Davidson12–0West Virginia70–67William & Mary
1965–66Davidson11–1Davidson80–69West Virginia
1966–67West Virginia9–1West Virginia81–65Davidson
1967–68Davidson9–1Davidson87–70West Virginia
1968–69Davidson9–0Davidson102–76East Carolina
1969–70Davidson10–0Davidson81–61Richmond
1970–71Davidson9–1Furman68–61Richmond
1971–72Davidson8–2East Carolina77–75FurmanGreenville Memorial AuditoriumGreenville, South Carolina
1972–73Davidson9–1Furman99–81DavidsonRichmond ColiseumRichmond, Virginia
1973–74Furman11–1Furman62–60Richmond
1974–75Furman12–0Furman66–55William & MaryGreenville Memorial AuditoriumGreenville, South Carolina
1975–76VMI9–3VMI41–33Richmond
1976–77Furman
VMI		8–2VMI69–67Appalachian StateRoanoke Civic CenterRoanoke, Virginia
1977–78Appalachian State9–3Furman69–53Marshall
1978–79Appalachian State11–3Appalachian State86–83Furman
1979–80Furman14–1Furman80–62Marshall
1980–81Appalachian State
Davidson
Chattanooga		11–5Chattanooga59–55Appalachian State
1981–82Chattanooga15–1Chattanooga69–58DavidsonCharleston Civic CenterCharleston, West Virginia
1982–83Chattanooga15–1Chattanooga70–62East Tennessee State
1983–84Marshall13–3Marshall111–107ChattanoogaAsheville Civic CenterAsheville, North Carolina
1984–85Chattanooga14–2Marshall70–65VMI
1985–86Chattanooga12–4Davidson42–40Chattanooga
1986–87Marshall15–1Marshall66–64Davidson
1987–88Marshall14–2Chattanooga75–61VMI
1988–89Chattanooga10–4East Tennessee State96–73Marshall
1989–90East Tennessee State12–2East Tennessee State96–75Appalachian State
1990–91Furman
East Tennessee State
Chattanooga		11–3East Tennessee State101–82Appalachian State
1991–92East Tennessee State
Chattanooga		12–2East Tennessee State74–63Chattanooga
1992–93Chattanooga16–2Chattanooga86–75East Tennessee State
1993–94Chattanooga14–4Chattanooga65–64Davidson

Divisional format

The Southern Conference split into a divisional format for basketball beginning with the 1994–95 season.

YearRegular Season Champion (North)RecordRegular Season Champion (South)RecordTournament championScoreRunner-upTournament VenueTournament City
1994–95Marshall10–4Chattanooga11–3Chattanooga63–61Western CarolinaAsheville Civic CenterAsheville, North Carolina
1995–96Davidson14–0Western Carolina10–4Western Carolina69–60DavidsonGreensboro ColiseumGreensboro, North Carolina
1996–97Marshall
Davidson		10–4Chattanooga11–3Chattanooga71–70Marshall
1997–98Davidson
Appalachian State		13–2Chattanooga7–7Davidson66–62Appalachian State
1998–99Appalachian State13–3College of Charleston16–0College of Charleston77–67Appalachian State
1999–2000Appalachian State 13–3College of Charleston13–3Appalachian State68–56College of CharlestonBI-LO CenterGreenville, South Carolina
2000–01East Tennessee State13–3College of Charleston12–4UNC Greensboro67–66Chattanooga
2001–02Davidson
UNC Greensboro
East Tennessee State		11–5College of Charleston
Georgia Southern
Chattanooga		9–7Davidson62–57FurmanNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, South Carolina
2002–03Davidson
East Tennessee State
Appalachian State		11–5College of Charleston13–3East Tennessee State97–90Chattanooga
2003–04East Tennessee State15–1Davidson
Georgia Southern
College of Charleston		11–5East Tennessee State78–62Chattanooga
2004–05Chattanooga10–6Davidson16–0Chattanooga66–62UNC GreensboroMcKenzie ArenaChattanooga, Tennessee
2005–06Elon10–4Georgia Southern11–4Davidson80–55ChattanoogaNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, South Carolina
2006–07Appalachian State15–3Davidson17–1Davidson (Tournament)72–65College of Charleston
2007–08Appalachian State
Chattanooga		13–7Davidson20–0Davidson (Tournament)65–49Elon
2008–09Western Carolina
Chattanooga		11–9Davidson18–2Chattanooga (Tournament)80–69College of CharlestonMcKenzie ArenaChattanooga, Tennessee
2009–10Appalachian State13–5Wofford15–3Wofford (Tournament)56–51Appalachian StateTime Warner Cable ArenaCharlotte, North Carolina
2010–11Western Carolina
Chattanooga		12–6College of Charleston
Wofford		14–4Wofford (Tournament)77–67College of CharlestonMcKenzie ArenaChattanooga, Tennessee
2011–12UNC Greensboro10–8Davidson16–2Davidson (Tournament)93–91Western CarolinaU.S. Cellular Center[1] Asheville, North Carolina
2012–13Elon13–5Davidson17–1Davidson (Tournament)74–55College of Charleston

Return to single table

Starting with the 2013–14 season, the Southern Conference abandoned the divisional format.

YearRegular Season Champion(s)RecordTournament championScoreRunner-upTournament venueTournament city
2013–14Davidson15–156–53Western CarolinaU.S. Cellular CenterAsheville, North Carolina
2014–15Wofford16–2Wofford 67–64Furman
2015–16Chattanooga15–3Chattanooga 73–67East Tennessee State
2016–17East Tennessee State
Furman
UNC Greensboro		14–4East Tennessee State 79–74UNC Greensboro
2017–18UNC Greensboro15–3UNC Greensboro 62–47East Tennessee State
2018–19Wofford18–0Wofford 70–58UNC Greensboro
2019–20East Tennessee State16–2East Tennessee State 72–58WoffordHarrah's Cherokee Center
2020–21UNC Greensboro13–5UNC Greensboro 69–61Mercer
2021–22Chattanooga14–4Chattanooga 64–63Furman
2022–23Furman
Samford		15–3Furman 88–79Chattanooga
2023–24Samford15–3Samford 76–69East Tennessee State

Tournament championships by school

Current members

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Chattanooga121981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022
East Tennessee State81989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020
Furman71971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023
Wofford52010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019
VMI31964, 1976, 1977
UNC Greensboro32001, 2018, 2021
Samford12024
Western Carolina11996
The Citadel0
Mercer0

Former members

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Davidson121966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
West Virginia101955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
North Carolina81922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945
North Carolina State71929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Duke51938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946
George Washington31943, 1954, 1961
Marshall31984, 1985, 1987
Appalachian State21979, 2000
Washington & Lee21934, 1937
Alabama11930
Clemson11939
College of Charleston11999
East Carolina11972
Georgia11932
Maryland11931
Mississippi State11923
Ole Miss11928
South Carolina11933
Vanderbilt11927
Wake Forest11953

Television coverage

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline
2024ESPNBrock BowlingDean Keener
2023Anish Shroff
2022Tom HartRandolph ChildressErin Summers
2021Roy PhilpottMark Wise
2020Mike MorganErin Summers
2019Tom HartStormy Buonantony
2018ESPN2Sean Farnham
2017ESPNJason Benetti
2016ESPN2Brad Nessler
2015Rich HollenbergMark Adams
2014Dave LaMontBob Wenzel
2013[2]
2012[3] Jon SciambiLaPhonso Ellis
2011[4] Carter BlackburnMark Gottfried
2010[5]
2009[6] ESPNBrad NesslerJimmy Dykes
2008[7] ESPN2Eric CollinsMark Adams
2007[8] Dave BarnettTim McCormick

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: SoCon Concludes Spring Meetings. Southern Conference. 2010-06-03. 2010-06-03. 2012-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319052430/http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=204954740. live.
  2. Web site: Championship Week Presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods Schedule. March 4, 2013. August 14, 2019. October 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031125907/https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2013/03/66592/. live.
  3. Web site: M. Basketball Faces Western Carolina in SoCon Title Game Monday. Davidson College Athletics.
  4. Web site: Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods Schedule ESPN MediaZone. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710202157/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/02/28/championship-week-presented-by-dick%e2%80%99s-sporting-goods-schedule/?s-sporting-goods-schedule/. 2011-07-10.
  5. News: Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 4 . ESPN . 2010-03-02 . 2010-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100309215328/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/championship-week-begins-thursday-march-4/ . 2010-03-09 .
  6. News: Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 5 . ESPN . 2009-02-26 . 2009-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307005937/http://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2009_02_feb/20090226_ChampionshipWeekBeginsMarch5.htm . March 7, 2009 .
  7. News: Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 6. ESPN. 2008-03-03. 2009-03-01.
  8. News: What to Watch: College basketball lovers rejoice . My San Antonio . 2007-03-02 . 2009-03-01 . dead . https://archive.today/20090207080430/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/MYSA03022007_whattowatch_11f571e4_html9032.html . 2009-02-07 .

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