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1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1997–98
Teams 10
Site Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Champions Davidson (6th title)
Winning coach John Kresse (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1997  1999»
1997–98 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 13 2   .867     20 10   .667
Appalachian State 13 2   .867     21 8   .724
VMI 8 7   .533     14 13   .519
Western Carolina 6 9   .400     12 15   .444
East Tennessee State 6 9   .400     11 16   .407
UNC Greensboro 6 9   .400     9 19   .321
South
Chattanooga 7 7   .500     13 15   .464
Wofford 6 8   .429     9 18   .333
The Citadel 6 8   .429     15 13   .536
Georgia Southern 5 9   .357     9 20   .310
Furman 4 10   .286     10 18   .357
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1998; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–March 1, 1998, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bob McKillop, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.

The top ten finishers of the conference's eleven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top three finishers in each division received first round byes.

* Overtime game


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