1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 1983 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1983 NCAA tournament.

1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	8
Site	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
Champions	Chattanooga (3rd title)
Winning coach	Murray Arnold (3rd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	4		.867
Marshall	13	–	3		.813			20	–	8		.714
East Tennessee State	12	–	4		.750			22	–	9		.710
Western Carolina	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Davidson	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
The Citadel	7	–	9		.438			12	–	16		.429
Furman	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Appalachian State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	21		.222
VMI	1	–	15		.063			2	–	25		.074
† 1983 Southern tournament winner As of April 30, 1983 Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 March 10					Semifinals March 11					Finals March 12
	1	#18 Chattanooga	71
	8	Appalachian State	58
						1	#18 Chattanooga	77
						4	Western Carolina	75OT
	4	Western Carolina	86
	5	Davidson	62
											1	#18 Chattanooga	70
											3	East Tennessee State	62
	2	Marshall	60
	7	Furman	67
						3	East Tennessee State	81
						7	Furman	68
	3	East Tennessee State	75
	6	The Citadel	65

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions