1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27 to February 29, 1964, at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The VMI Keydets, led by head coach Weenie Miller, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1964 NCAA tournament.

1964 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1963–64
Teams	8
Site	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Champions	VMI (1st title)
Winning coach	Weenie Miller (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1963–64 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Davidson	9	–	2		.818			22	–	4		.846
West Virginia	11	–	3		.786			18	–	10		.643
Virginia Tech	7	–	3		.700			16	–	7		.696
VMI †	7	–	7		.500			12	–	12		.500
Furman	7	–	8		.467			11	–	15		.423
George Washington	5	–	7		.417			11	–	15		.423
William & Mary	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
The Citadel	4	–	8		.333			11	–	10		.524
Richmond	4	–	12		.250			6	–	16		.273
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 27					Semifinals February 28					Finals February 29
	1	#7 Davidson	91
	8	The Citadel	62
						1	#7 Davidson	81
						4	VMI	82
	4	VMI	77
	5	Furman	73
											4	VMI	61
											6	George Washington	56
	2	West Virginia	85
	7	William & Mary	73
						2	West Virginia	80
						6	George Washington	88
	3	Virginia Tech	62
	6	George Washington	64

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions