Furman won Southern Tournament Bracket, Scores, Results

Southern Men's Basketball Tournament 2026 Bracket: Schedule, Scores, game times, How to Watch on TV, Stream, Results  

We have the brackets, dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming online and more for the 2026 Southern Conference Tournament here.

On Monday, March 9, Furman captured its eighth SoCon Men’s Basketball Tournament title with a 76–61 victory over top-seeded ETSU. Entering as the No. 6 seed, the Paladins completed a dominant run at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

When is the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.? 

The tournament runs March 6–9, 2026 (women's event overlaps March 5–9).

2026 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule, Scores Date Times, TV, How to Watch 

All Times Eastern. ET

First Round (Friday, March 6 – Harrah's Cherokee Center) 


Game 1: (9) The Citadel  88,  (8) Chattanooga  85,  

Game 2: (10) VMI 70,   (7) UNCG  84,

Quarterfinals (Saturday, March 7 – Harrah's Cherokee Center) 


Game 3: (9) The Citadel 76,  (1) East Tennessee State (ETSU) 83,

Game 4: (7) UNCG 75,  (2) Wofford 72,

Game 5: (6) Furman 86,  (3) Samford  81,

Game 6: (5) Western Carolina  77,  (4) Mercer  71,

Semifinals (Sunday, March 8 – Harrah's Cherokee Center) 

Game 7: (1) ETSU 69,  (5) Western Carolina 66,

Game 8: (7) UNC Greensboro 75,  (6) Furman 81,

Championship (Monday, March 9 – Harrah's Cherokee Center) 


Game 9: (1) ETSU 61,  (6) Furman  76,

2026 SoCon Conference Basketball Tournament seeds, Teams List.

No. 1 seed: East Tennessee State (ETSU) Buccaneers (13-5 SoCon) — Regular-season champions, first No. 1 seed since 2020.

No. 2 seed: Wofford Terriers (11-7 SoCon) — Defending 2025 tournament champions.

No. 3 seed: Samford Bulldogs (11-7 SoCon).

No. 4 seed: Mercer Bears (11-7 SoCon, tiebreaker position).

No. 5 seed: Western Carolina Catamounts (10-8 SoCon).

No. 6 seed: Furman Paladins (10-8 SoCon).

No. 7 seed: UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans (9-9 SoCon).

No. 8 seed: Chattanooga Mocs (7-11 SoCon).

No. 9 seed: The Citadel Bulldogs (7-11 SoCon).

No. 10 seed: VMI Keydets (1-17 SoCon).

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