# List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference.

## Champions by year

| Season | Regular season champion | Record | Tournament champion | Score | Tournament runner-up | Venue | City |
| 1921–22 | Virginia | 5–0 | North Carolina | 40–25 | Mercer | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1922–23 | North Carolina | 5–0 | Mississippi State | 31–21 | Chattanooga | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1923–24 | Tulane | 10–0 | North Carolina | 26–18 | Alabama | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1924–25 | North Carolina | 8–0 | North Carolina | 36–28 | Tulane | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1925–26 | Kentucky | 8–0 | North Carolina | 37–23 | Mississippi State | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1926–27 | South Carolina | 9–1 | Vanderbilt | 46–44 | Georgia | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1927–28 | Auburn | 12–1 | Mississippi | 31–30 | Auburn | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1928–29 | Washington & Lee | 7–1 | NC State | 44–35 | Duke | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1929–30 | Alabama | 10–0 | Alabama | 31–24 | Duke | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1930–31 | Georgia | 15–1 | Maryland | 29–27 | Kentucky | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1931–32 | Maryland Kentucky | 9–1 | Georgia | 26–24 | Duke | Municipal Auditorium | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1932–33 | South Carolina | 3–0 | South Carolina | 33–21 | Duke | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1933–34 | South Carolina | 6–0 | Washington & Lee | 30–29 | Duke | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1934–35 | North Carolina | 12–1 | North Carolina | 35–27 | Washington & Lee | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1935–36 | Washington & Lee | 10–1 | North Carolina | 50–45 | Washington & Lee | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1936–37 | Washington & Lee | 11–1 | Washington & Lee | 44–33 | North Carolina | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1937–38 | North Carolina | 13–3 | Duke | 40–30 | Clemson | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1938–39 | Wake Forest | 15–3 | Clemson | 39–27 | Maryland | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1939–40 | Duke | 13–2 | North Carolina | 43–23 | Duke | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1940–41 | North Carolina | 14–1 | Duke | 53–30 | South Carolina | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1941–42 | Duke | 15–1 | Duke | 45–34 | NC State | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1942–43 | Duke | 12–1 | George Washington | 56–40 | Duke | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1943–44 | North Carolina | 9–1 | Duke | 44–27 | North Carolina | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1944–45 | South Carolina | 9–0 | North Carolina | 49–48 | Duke | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1945–46 | North Carolina | 13–1 | Duke | 49–30 | Wake Forest | Thompson Gym | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1946–47 | NC State | 11–2 | NC State | 50–48 | North Carolina | Duke Indoor Stadium | Durham, North Carolina |
| 1947–48 | NC State | 12–0 | NC State | 58–50 | Duke | Duke Indoor Stadium | Durham, North Carolina |
| 1948–49 | NC State | 14–1 | NC State | 55–39 | George Washington | Duke Indoor Stadium | Durham, North Carolina |
| 1949–50 | NC State | 12–2 | NC State | 67–47 | Duke | Duke Indoor Stadium | Durham, North Carolina |
| 1950–51 | NC State | 13–1 | NC State | 67–63 | Duke | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1951–52 | West Virginia | 15–1 | NC State | 77–68 | Duke | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1952–53 | NC State | 13–3 | Wake Forest | 71–70 | NC State | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1953–54 | George Washington | 10–0 | George Washington | 83–70 | Richmond | WVU Field House | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 1954–55 | West Virginia | 9–1 | West Virginia | 58–48 | George Washington | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1955–56 | George Washington West Virginia | 10–2 | West Virginia | 58–56 | Richmond | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1956–57 | West Virginia | 12–0 | West Virginia | 67–52 | Washington & Lee | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1957–58 | West Virginia | 12–0 | West Virginia | 74–58 | William & Mary | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1958–59 | West Virginia | 12–0 | West Virginia | 85–66 | The Citadel | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1959–60 | Virginia Tech | 12–1 | West Virginia | 82–72 | Virginia Tech | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1960–61 | West Virginia | 11–1 | George Washington | 93–82 | William & Mary | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1961–62 | West Virginia | 12–1 | West Virginia | 88–72 | Virginia Tech | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1962–63 | West Virginia | 11–2 | West Virginia | 79–74 | Davidson | Richmond Arena | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1963–64 | Davidson | 9–2 | VMI | 61–56 | George Washington | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1964–65 | Davidson | 12–0 | West Virginia | 70–67 | William & Mary | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1965–66 | Davidson | 11–1 | Davidson | 80–69 | West Virginia | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1966–67 | West Virginia | 9–1 | West Virginia | 81–65 | Davidson | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1967–68 | Davidson | 9–1 | Davidson | 87–70 | West Virginia | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1968–69 | Davidson | 9–0 | Davidson | 102–76 | East Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1969–70 | Davidson | 10–0 | Davidson | 81–61 | Richmond | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1970–71 | Davidson | 9–1 | Furman | 68–61 | Richmond | Charlotte Coliseum I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1971–72 | Davidson | 8–2 | East Carolina | 77–75 | Furman | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 1972–73 | Davidson | 9–1 | Furman | 99–81 | Davidson | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1973–74 | Furman | 11–1 | Furman | 62–60 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1974–75 | Furman | 12–0 | Furman | 66–55 | William & Mary | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 1975–76 | VMI | 9–3 | VMI | 41–33 | Richmond | Greenville Memorial Auditorium | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 1976–77 | Furman VMI | 8–2 | VMI | 69–67 | Appalachian State | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 1977–78 | Appalachian State | 9–3 | Furman | 69–53 | Marshall | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 1978–79 | Appalachian State | 11–3 | Appalachian State | 86–83 | Furman | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 1979–80 | Furman | 14–1 | Furman | 80–62 | Marshall | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 1980–81 | Appalachian State Davidson Chattanooga | 11–5 | Chattanooga | 59–55 | Appalachian State | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 1981–82 | Chattanooga | 15–1 | Chattanooga | 69–58 | Davidson | Charleston Civic Center | Charleston, West Virginia |
| 1982–83 | Chattanooga | 15–1 | Chattanooga | 70–62 | East Tennessee State | Charleston Civic Center | Charleston, West Virginia |
| 1983–84 | Marshall | 13–3 | Marshall | 111–107 | Chattanooga | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1984–85 | Chattanooga | 14–2 | Marshall | 70–65 | VMI | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1985–86 | Chattanooga | 12–4 | Davidson | 42–40 | Chattanooga | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1986–87 | Marshall | 15–1 | Marshall | 66–64 | Davidson | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1987–88 | Marshall | 14–2 | Chattanooga | 75–61 | VMI | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1988–89 | Chattanooga | 10–4 | East Tennessee State | 96–73 | Marshall | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1989–90 | East Tennessee State | 12–2 | East Tennessee State | 96–75 | Appalachian State | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1990–91 | Furman East Tennessee State Chattanooga | 11–3 | East Tennessee State | 101–82 | Appalachian State | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1991–92 | East Tennessee State Chattanooga | 12–2 | East Tennessee State | 74–63 | Chattanooga | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1992–93 | Chattanooga | 16–2 | Chattanooga | 86–75 | East Tennessee State | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1993–94 | Chattanooga | 14–4 | Chattanooga | 65–64 | Davidson | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |

### Divisional format

The Southern Conference split into a divisional format for basketball beginning with the 1994–95 season.
| Season | Regular season champion (North) | Record | Regular season champion (South) | Record | Tournament champion | Score | Tournament runner-up | Venue | City |
| 1994–95 | Marshall | 10–4 | Chattanooga | 11–3 | Chattanooga | 63–61 | Western Carolina | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 1995–96 | Davidson | 14–0 | Western Carolina | 10–4 | Western Carolina | 69–60 | Davidson | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1996–97 | Marshall Davidson | 10–4 | Chattanooga | 11–3 | Chattanooga | 71–70 | Marshall | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1997–98 | Davidson Appalachian State | 13–2 | Chattanooga | 7–7 | Davidson | 66–62 | Appalachian State | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1998–99 | Appalachian State | 13–3 | College of Charleston | 16–0 | College of Charleston | 77–67 | Appalachian State | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1999–2000 | Appalachian State | 13–3 | College of Charleston | 13–3 | Appalachian State | 68–56 | College of Charleston | BI-LO Center | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2000–01 | East Tennessee State | 13–3 | College of Charleston | 12–4 | UNC Greensboro | 67–66 | Chattanooga | BI-LO Center | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2001–02 | Davidson UNC Greensboro East Tennessee State | 11–5 | College of Charleston Georgia Southern Chattanooga | 9–7 | Davidson | 62–57 | Furman | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2002–03 | Davidson East Tennessee State Appalachian State | 11–5 | College of Charleston | 13–3 | East Tennessee State | 97–90 | Chattanooga | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2003–04 | East Tennessee State | 15–1 | Davidson Georgia Southern College of Charleston | 11–5 | East Tennessee State | 78–62 | Chattanooga | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2004–05 | Chattanooga | 10–6 | Davidson | 16–0 | Chattanooga | 66–62 | UNC Greensboro | McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2005–06 | Elon | 10–4 | Georgia Southern | 11–4 | Davidson | 80–55 | Chattanooga | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2006–07 | Appalachian State | 15–3 | Davidson | 17–1 | Davidson (Tournament) | 72–65 | College of Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2007–08 | Appalachian State Chattanooga | 13–7 | Davidson | 20–0 | Davidson (Tournament) | 65–49 | Elon | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2008–09 | Western Carolina Chattanooga | 11–9 | Davidson | 18–2 | Chattanooga (Tournament) | 80–69 | College of Charleston | McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2009–10 | Appalachian State | 13–5 | Wofford | 15–3 | Wofford (Tournament) | 56–51 | Appalachian State | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2010–11 | Western Carolina Chattanooga | 12–6 | College of Charleston Wofford | 14–4 | Wofford (Tournament) | 77–67 | College of Charleston | McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2011–12 | UNC Greensboro | 10–8 | Davidson | 16–2 | Davidson (Tournament) | 93–91 | Western Carolina | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2012–13 | Elon | 13–5 | Davidson | 17–1 | Davidson (Tournament) | 74–55 | College of Charleston | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |

### Return to single table

Starting with the 2013–14 season, the Southern Conference abandoned the divisional format.
| Season | Regular season champion | Record | Tournament champion | Score | Tournament runner-up | Venue | City |
| 2013–14 | Davidson | 15–1 | Wofford (Tournament) | 56–53 | Western Carolina | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2014–15 | Wofford | 16–2 | Wofford (Tournament) | 67–64 | Furman | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2015–16 | Chattanooga | 15–3 | Chattanooga (Tournament) | 73–67 | East Tennessee State | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2016–17 | East Tennessee State Furman UNC Greensboro | 14–4 | East Tennessee State (Tournament) | 79–74 | UNC Greensboro | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2017–18 | UNC Greensboro | 15–3 | UNC Greensboro (Tournament) | 62–47 | East Tennessee State | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2018–19 | Wofford | 18–0 | Wofford (Tournament) | 70–58 | UNC Greensboro | U.S. Cellular Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2019–20 | East Tennessee State | 16–2 | East Tennessee State (Tournament) | 72–58 | Wofford | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2020–21 | UNC Greensboro | 13–5 | UNC Greensboro (Tournament) | 69–61 | Mercer | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2021–22 | Chattanooga | 14–4 | Chattanooga (Tournament) | 64–63 | Furman | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2022–23 | Furman Samford | 15–3 | Furman (Tournament) | 88–79 | Chattanooga | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2023–24 | Samford | 15–3 | Samford (Tournament) | 76–69 | East Tennessee State | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2024–25 | Chattanooga | 15–3 | Wofford (Tournament) | 92–85 | Furman | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina |

## Tournament championships by school
### Current members

| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Chattanooga | 12 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022 |
| East Tennessee State | 8 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020 |
| Furman | 7 | 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2023 |
| Wofford | 6 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2025 |
| VMI | 3 | 1964, 1976, 1977 |
| UNC Greensboro | 3 | 2001, 2018, 2021 |
| Samford | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Carolina | 1 | 1996 |
| The Citadel | 0 | |
| Mercer | 0 |

### Former members

| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Davidson | 12 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945 |
| North Carolina State | 7 | 1929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 |
| Duke | 5 | 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946 |
| George Washington | 3 | 1943, 1954, 1961 |
| Marshall | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| Appalachian State | 2 | 1979, 2000 |
| Washington & Lee | 2 | 1934, 1937 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1930 |
| Clemson | 1 | 1939 |
| College of Charleston | 1 | 1999 |
| East Carolina | 1 | 1972 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1932 |
| Maryland | 1 | 1931 |
| Mississippi State | 1 | 1923 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 1928 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1933 |
| Vanderbilt | 1 | 1927 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 1953 |
* ↑ Now athletically branded as Charleston.

## Television coverage

| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
| 2024 | ESPN | Brock Bowling | Dean Keener |
| 2023 | ESPN | Anish Shroff | Dean Keener |
| 2022 | ESPN | Tom Hart | Randolph Childress | Erin Summers |
| 2021 | ESPN | Roy Philpott | Mark Wise |
| 2020 | ESPN | Mike Morgan | Mark Wise | Erin Summers |
| 2019 | ESPN | Tom Hart | Mark Wise | Stormy Buonantony |
| 2018 | ESPN2 | Tom Hart | Sean Farnham | Stormy Buonantony |
| 2017 | ESPN | Jason Benetti | Sean Farnham |
| 2016 | ESPN2 | Brad Nessler | Sean Farnham |
| 2015 | ESPN2 | Rich Hollenberg | Mark Adams |
| 2014 | ESPN2 | Dave LaMont | Bob Wenzel |
| 2013 | ESPN2 | Dave LaMont | Bob Wenzel |
| 2012 | ESPN2 | Jon Sciambi | LaPhonso Ellis |
| 2011 | ESPN2 | Carter Blackburn | Mark Gottfried |
| 2010 | ESPN2 | Carter Blackburn | Mark Gottfried |
| 2009 | ESPN | Brad Nessler | Jimmy Dykes |
| 2008 | ESPN2 | Eric Collins | Mark Adams |
| 2007 | ESPN2 | Dave Barnett | Tim McCormick |