With the 2024-2025 regular season done and dusted, men’s college basketball teams all around the country now turn their attention to conference tournaments in hopes of securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The Southern Conference will hold its men’s basketball tournament this week. All 10 teams from the conference will head to Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, in hopes of being named the Southern Conference tournament champion.
Slotted as the top seed is Chattanooga, which finished the regular season at 23-8 overall and 15-3 in the conference. The Mocs also enter the tournament on an 11-game win streak and will face the winner of No. 9 Mercer vs. No. 8 Western Carolina on Friday.
UNC Greensboro, ETSU and Samford round out the rest of the top 4 seeds.
Who will be crowned the SoCon tournament champion? Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 SoCon men’s basketball tournament, including TV and streaming options for games.
The 2025 SoCon men’s basketball tournament semifinal round and championship game will air on ESPNIU and ESPN, respectively. Cord-cutters and those without cable can stream the games on Sling.
Fans of SoCon men’s basketball can stream the rest of the action on ESPN+.
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The SoCon men’s basketball tournament will be played at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, beginning Friday, March 7, with the final set to be played on Monday, March 10.
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
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Game 1: No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 Western Carolina | 5 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Game 2: No. 7 VMI vs. No. 10 Citadel | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
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Game 3: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. Winner Game 1 | Noon | ESPN+ |
Game 4: No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs. Winner Game 2 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Game 5: No. 3 ETSU vs. No. 6 Wofford | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Game 6: No. 4 Samford vs. No. 5 Furman | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
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Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 6 | 4 p.m. | ESPNU/Sling |
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPNU/Sling |
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
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Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | Noon | ESPN/Sling |
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2025 SoCon men’s tournament are below:
Seed | Team | Record (SoCon) |
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1 | Chattanooga | 23-8 (15-3) |
2 | UNC Greensboro | 20-11 (13-5) |
3 | ETSU | 19-12 (12-6) |
4 | Samford | 22-9 (12-6) |
5 | Furman | 23-8 (11-7) |
6 | Wofford | 16-15 (10-8) |
7 | VMI | 13-18 (7-11) |
8 | Mercer | 13-18 (6-12) |
9 | Western Carolina | 8-21 (4-14) |
10 | The Citadel | 5-24 (0-18) |
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