2025 SOCON Tournament Information, Facts & Preview Links
2025 Southern Conference Tournament Info, Facts, & Preview Links
Friday, March 7, 2025
First Round (Asheville, NC; Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
Game 1: (9) Western Carolina (8-21 overall; 4-14 conf) vs. (8) Mercer (13-18 overall; 6-12 conf) at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+/Nexstar)
Game 2: (10) The Citadel (5-24 overall; 0-18 conf) vs. (7) VMI (13-18 overall; 7-11 conf) at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+/Nexstar)
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Quarterfinals (Asheville, NC; Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
Game 3: (9) W. Carolina/(8) Mercer winner vs. (1) Chattanooga (23-8 overall; 15-3 conf) at noon ET (ESPN+)
Game 4: (10) The Citadel/(7) VMI winner vs. (2) UNC Greensboro (20-11 overall; 13-5 conf) at 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 5: (6) Wofford (16-15 overall; 10-8 conf) vs. (3) East Tennessee St. (19-12 overall; 12-6 conf) at 6 p.m. ET (Nexstar/ESPN+)
Game 6: (5) Furman (23-8 overall; 11-7 conf) vs. (4) Samford (22-9 overall; 12-6 conf) at 8:30 p.m. ET (Nexstar/ESPN+)
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Semifinals (Asheville, NC; Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 6 at 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4 at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Monday, March 10, 2025
Championship Game (Asheville, NC; Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
Game 9: Championship Game (Auto Bid) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN or ESPN2)
Tournament Winners (last 10 years):
2024: (1) Samford (29-6 overall; 15-3 conf)
2023: (1) Furman (28-8 overall; 15-3 conf)
2022: (1) Chattanooga (27-8 overall; 14-4 conf)
2021: (1) UNC Greensboro (21-9 overall; 13-5 conf)
2020: (1) East Tennessee St. (30-4 overall; 16-2 conf)
2019: (1) Wofford (30-5 overall; 18-0 conf)
2018: (1) UNC Greensboro (27-8 overall; 15-3 conf)
2017: (3) East Tennessee St. (27-8 overall; 14-4 conf)
2016: (1) Chattanooga (29-6 overall; 15-3 conf)
2015: (1) Wofford (28-7 overall; 16-2 conf)
NET ratings through games of 3/6/25 (364 teams)
Samford-106
Chattanooga-114
UNC Greensboro-126
Furman-134
ETSU-138
Wofford-147
Mercer-255
VMI-306
W. Carolina-343
The Citadel-361
Kenpom ratings as of 3/6/25
Samford-105
Chattanooga-111
UNC Greensboro-131
Wofford-132
ETSU-135
Furman-149
Mercer-254
VMI-295
W. Carolina-338
The Citadel-355
Here are the preview links for the 2025 SOCON Tournament (in no particular order):
Bleacher Nation: 2025 SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Preview: Odds, Schedule, Information, & Predictions - Bleacher Nation
CBS Sports: Betting Southern Conference tournament 2025: Preview, picks, odds, projections - CBSSports.com
BVM Sports: 2025 SoCon Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview: Odds, Schedule, Information, & Predictions - BVM Sports
Mid-Major Madness: SoCon Men’s Tournament Preview 2025 - Mid-Major Madness
Blogging the Bracket: 2025 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info - Blogging the Bracket
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