1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1976. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Bill Blair, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1976 NCAA tournament.

1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1975–76
Teams	8
Site	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Champions	VMI (2nd title)
Winning coach	Bill Blair (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VMI†	9	–	3		.750			22	–	10		.688
William & Mary	8	–	3		.727			15	–	13		.536
Richmond	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
East Carolina	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Appalachian State	6	–	6		.500			13	–	14		.481
The Citadel	6	–	7		.462			10	–	17		.370
Furman	5	–	7		.417			9	–	18		.333
Davidson	1	–	9		.100			5	–	21		.192
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 28					Semifinals March 3					Finals March 4
	1	VMI	71
	8	Davidson	69
						1	VMI	71
						5	Appalachian State	64
	4	East Carolina	72
	5	Appalachian State	79
											1	VMI	41
											3	Richmond	33
	2	William & Mary	70
	7	Furman	57
						2	William & Mary	78
						3	Richmond	84
	3	Richmond	82
	6	The Citadel	69

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions