Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds Finalized

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference has announced the pairings for the 2011 Men's Basketball Tournament, slated to begin Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn., at McKenzie Arena.  

College of Charleston and Wofford secured the top seeds in the South Division and earned byes to Saturday's quarterfinals.  Western Carolina and Chattanooga earned byes in the North Division and will wait to be matched up with their opponents following Friday's opening round.

The tourney will begin with Davidson (No. 4 South) taking on UNCG (No. 5 North) at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon.  That game will be followed by Appalachian State (No. 3 North) against Georgia Southern (No. 6 South).  Friday's evening session begins when Furman (No. 3 South) squares off against Samford (No. 6 South) at 7:00 p.m.  The Elon Phoenix (No. 4 North) will take one The Citadel (No. 5 South) in the final game of the first day.

Friday, March 4
Game 1 - (4S) Davidson vs. (5N) UNCG, 2:00 p.m.
Game 2 - (3N) Appalachian State vs. (6S) Georgia Southern, 30 minutes following first game
Game 3 - (3S) Furman vs. (6N) Samford, 7:00 p.m.
Game 4 - (4N) Elon vs. (5S) The Citadel, 30 minutes following.

Saturday, March 5
(1N) Western Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, 2:00 p.m.
(2S) Wofford vs. Game 2 winner, 30 minutes following first game
(2N) Chattanooga vs. Game 3 winner, 7:00 p.m.
(1S) College of Charleston vs. Game 4 winner, 30 minutes following

Sunday, March 6
Semifinal 1 - 6:00 p.m.
Semifinal 2 - 30 minutes following first semifinal

Monday, March 7
Championship Game - 9:00 p.m.