March Madness: Southern Conference 1-Seed Davidson Plays Noon Saturday after Friday Upsets Print Article Send a Tip by John Pudner 8 Mar 2013 post a comment Georgia Southern (9-seed), Furman (8) and UNC Greensboro (10) all pulled upsets Friday to kick off the Southern Conference tournament. Saturday Georgia Southern kicks off action against 1-seed Davidson at noon ET. There is no longer a player named "Curry" on the Davidson squad, but they are still the best team in teh conference (65th at www.kenpom.com), which is good enough to potentially upset a team in the NCAA if they make it. The championship will be Monday in Asheville, NC. Here are the top eight players and teams. Conf Rnk Low-Maj Rnk Elite 8 Players/Teams Southern Conference Ht LM Val Add 1 35 Cohen, Jake Davidson 6-10 8.58 2 41 Healy, Nathan Appalachian St. 6-07 7.99 3 61 Williams, Tim Samford 6-08 7.3 4 79 Cochran, Nik Davidson 6-03 6.88 5 85 Sumler, Trey Western Carolina 6-02 6.76 6 88 Lawrence, Andrew College of Charleston 6-01 6.67 7 124 Groselle, Mike The Citadel 6-08 6.06 8 128 Brooks, De'Mon Davidson 6-07 6.04 1 65 Team Rank Davidson 2 152 Team Rank College of Charleston 3 204 Team Rank Elon 4 234 Team Rank Wofford 5 239 Team Rank Western Carolina 6 261 Team Rank Appalachian St. 7 273 Team Rank Samford 8 279 Team Rank NC Greensboro Comments
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