The 2024 Southern Conference basketball tournament schedule will get started on March 8th, 2024. The tournament runs from March 8-11, 2024. It will be played at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The short name for the tournament is the SoCon basketball tournament. The winner of the men’s tourney will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament.
How Does the Southern Conference Tournament Seeding Work?
For the 2024 Southern Conference tournament, all 10 teams are eligible to play. They are seeded by their regular season conference record. The league uses head-to-head matchups as the primary tie-breaker for seeding. The top six teams in the league earn first-round byes in the tournament.
2024 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule
The 2024 Southern Conference basketball tournament schedule for the men’s teams is below. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+, Nexstar, ESPNU, and the championship game on ESPN.
| Game | Time | Matchup | Television |
| First round – Friday, March 8 | |||
| 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 8 vs. No. 9 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 PM | No. 7 vs. No. 10 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | |||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 vs. Winner Game 1 | ESPN+/Nexstar |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 vs. Winner Game 2 | |
| 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 vs. No. 6 | |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | No. 4 vs. No. 5 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||
| 7 | 4:00 PM | Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 6 | ESPNU |
| 8 | 6:30 PM | Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 | |
| Final – Monday, March 11 | |||
| 9 | 7:00 PM | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | ESPN |
| *Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||
2024 Printable Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule
We’ve got you covered if you want a printable Southern Conference Tournament bracket in PDF format. The Southern Conference posts the SoCon schedule here, and we also have a printable tournament bracket / schedule in PDF for you to download or print. The team who wins the 2024 Southern Conference tourney earns an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We have posted a blank, 2024 NCAA Division I Tournament bracket for you to use as we work our way to Selection Sunday. You can also check out the other NCAA college basketball conference tournament schedules that we have posted for you to use.
Updated 2024 SoCon Tournament Bracket and Schedule
The 2024 Southern Conference basketball tournament bracket action kicks off on March 8th, 2024. The updated schedule is below. You can download updated brackets from the conference tournament website located here as well.
| Game | Time | Matchup | Television |
| First round – Friday, March 8 | |||
| 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 PM | No. 7 East Tennessee State vs. No. 10 VMI | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | |||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Samford vs. Winner Game 1 | ESPN+/Nexstar |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs. Winner Game 2 | |
| 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 Chattanooga vs. No. 6 Wofford | |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 Furman | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||
| 7 | 4:00 PM | Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 6 | ESPNU |
| 8 | 6:30 PM | Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 | |
| Final – Monday, March 11 | |||
| 9 | 7:00 PM | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | ESPN |
| *Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||
