1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–27, 1965 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their ninth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1965 NCAA tournament.

1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1964–65
Teams	8
Site	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Champions	West Virginia (9th title)
Winning coach	George King (3rd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1964–65 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Davidson	12	–	0		1.000			24	–	2		.923
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			13	–	10		.565
The Citadel	8	–	4		.667			13	–	11		.542
West Virginia †	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
George Washington	6	–	7		.462			10	–	13		.435
William & Mary	6	–	8		.429			12	–	13		.480
Richmond	6	–	10		.375			10	–	16		.385
VMI	5	–	9		.357			8	–	13		.381
Furman	2	–	13		.133			6	–	19		.240
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1965 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 February 25					Semifinals February 26					Finals February 27
	1	#6 Davidson	86
	8	VMI	73
						1	#6 Davidson	72
						4	West Virginia	74*
	4	West Virginia	94
	5	George Washington	83
											4	West Virginia	70**
											6	William & Mary	67
	2	Virginia Tech	103
	7	Richmond	63
						2	Virginia Tech	59
						6	William & Mary	70
	3	The Citadel	60
	6	William & Mary	68

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions