1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1984 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	Marshall (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Huckabay (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marshall†	13	–	3		.813			25	–	6		.806
Chattanooga	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
Western Carolina	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Appalachian State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	16		.448
The Citadel	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Furman	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
East Tennessee State	6	–	10		.375			9	–	19		.321
Davidson	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
VMI	4	–	12		.250			8	–	19		.296
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1984 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 2					Semifinals March 3					Finals March 4
	1	Marshall	78
	8	Davidson	68
						1	Marshall	97
						4	Appalachian State	67
	4	Appalachian State	82
	5	The Citadel	77
											1	Marshall	111
											2	Chattanooga	1072OT
	2	Chattanooga	82
	7	East Tennessee State	50
						2	Chattanooga	70
						6	Furman	57
	3	Western Carolina	67
	6	Furman	71

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions