1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions Duke (2nd title)
Winning coach Eddie Cameron (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1940  1942»
1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 14 – 1   .933     19 – 9   .679
South Carolina 8 – 3   .727     15 – 9   .625
William & Mary 8 – 3   .727     15 – 10   .600
Washington and Lee 9 – 4   .692     11 – 11   .500
Duke † 8 – 4   .667     14 – 8   .636
VMI 8 – 4   .667     10 – 6   .625
Richmond 7 – 5   .583     11 – 10   .524
Wake Forest 7 – 6   .538     9 – 9   .500
Clemson 7 – 8   .467     8 – 14   .364
Davidson 5 – 7   .417     11 – 12   .478
North Carolina State 6 – 9   .400     6 – 9   .400
Virginia Tech 4 – 8   .333     8 – 13   .381
The Citadel 1 – 8   .111     5 – 13   .278
Furman 1 – 10   .091     4 – 13   .235
Maryland 0 – 13   .000     1 – 21   .045
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1941; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1941 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 27 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 1
         
Duke 38
North Carolina 37
Duke 57
William & Mary 42
William & Mary 52
Wake Forest 34
Duke 53
South Carolina 30
South Carolina 41
Richmond 32
South Carolina 37
VMI 36
Washington and Lee 32
VMI 39

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 10. Retrieved August 28, 2014.