2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 5 through 8, 2021. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	10
Site	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina
Champions	UNC Greensboro (3rd title)
Winning coach	Wes Miller (2nd title)
MVP	Isaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro)
Television	ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN
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2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Wofford	12	–	5		.706			15	–	9		.625
Furman	10	–	5		.667			16	–	9		.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7		.563			18	–	8		.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7		.533			13	–	12		.520
VMI	7	–	7		.500			13	–	12		.520
Mercer	8	–	9		.471			18	–	11		.621
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			13	–	12		.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13		.235			11	–	16		.407
Samford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

Seeds

All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received first-round byes.

Seed	School	Conference
1	UNC Greensboro	13–5
2	Wofford	12–5
3	Furman	10–5
4	Chattanooga	9–7
5	ETSU	8–7
6	VMI	7–7
7	Mercer	8–9
8	The Citadel	5–11
9	Western Carolina	4–13
10	Samford	2–9

Schedule and results

Game	Time[1]	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Friday, March 5
1	5:30 pm	No. 8 The Citadel vs. No. 9 Western Carolina	100–86	ESPN+
2	8:00 pm	No. 7 Mercer vs No. 10 Samford	87–59
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6
3	12:00 pm	No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 8 The Citadel	80–72	ESPN+
4	2:30 pm	No. 4 Chattanooga vs. No. 5 ETSU	53–63
5	5:30 pm	No. 2 Wofford vs. No. 7 Mercer	61–62
6	8:00 pm	No. 3 Furman vs. No. 6 VMI	90–91OT
Semifinals – Sunday, March 7
7	5:00 pm	No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 5 ETSU	77–65	ESPNU
8	7:30 pm	No. 7 Mercer vs. No. 6 VMI	73–59
Final – Monday, March 8
9	7:00 pm	No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 7 Mercer	69–61	ESPN
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round March 5 ESPN+					Quarterfinals March 6 ESPN+					Semifinals March 7 ESPNU					Championship March 8 ESPN
						1	UNC Greensboro	80
						8	The Citadel	72
	8	The Citadel	100
	9	Western Carolina	86
											1	UNC Greensboro	77
											5	East Tennessee State	65
						4	Chattanooga	53
						5	East Tennessee State	63
																1	UNC Greensboro	69
																7	Mercer	61
						2	Wofford	61
						7	Mercer	62
	7	Mercer	87
	10	Samford	59
											7	Mercer	73
											6	VMI	59
						3	Furman	90
						6	VMI	91*

See also

• 2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament