T-4) UNC Greensboro – 4 (T-191, T-129)
T-4) Georgia Southern – 4 (T-191, T-119)
T-6) Appalachian State – 2 (T-226, T-172)
T-6) Western Carolina – 2 (T-226, T-282)
T-8) The Citadel – 0 (T-273, 289)
T-8) Elon – 0 (T-273, DNQ)
T-8) Furman – 0 (T-273, T-256)
T-8) Wofford – 0 (T-273, DNQ)
Like most of the other small conferences with higher averages, the Southern Conference is very top-heavy. However, there are three teams that have enjoyed tournament success from this conference. Again, since the bottom teams are so weak, the top three are highly overrated in the ESPN rankings.
The Southern Conference has had two very successful years in the NCAA tournament in the past 24 seasons.
This past year, Davidson made a Cinderella run to the Elite Eight. Stephen Curry and the rest of the No. 10-seeded Wildcats impressively beat elite teams Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin before losing on a missed last second shot to eventual champion Kansas. With the return of Curry this year, Davidson is expected to be a serious threat in the tournament again this season.
Chattanooga also had a Sweet 16 run in 1997 as a No. 14 seed. In that same NCAA tournament, College of Charleston recorded the only other tournament victory for the Southern Conference in this time period by defeating No. 5-seeded Maryland as a No. 12 seed.
T-18) Ivy League – Average Score: 18.00
1) Princeton– 82 (100, T-40)
2) Pennsylvania – 56
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