1949 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1949 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Duke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
Champions North Carolina State (4th title)
Winning coach Everett Case (3rd title)
1948–49 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina State † 14 – 1   .933     25 – 8   .758
William & Mary 10 – 3   .769     24 – 10   .706
North Carolina 13 – 5   .722     20 – 8   .714
George Washington 9 – 4   .692     18 – 8   .692
Davidson 11 – 6   .647     18 – 8   .692
South Carolina 7 – 6   .538     10 – 12   .455
Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500     11 – 13   .458
Maryland 7 – 7   .500     9 – 17   .346
Virginia Tech 6 – 8   .429     10 – 13   .435
Duke 5 – 7   .417     13 – 9   .591
Clemson 6 – 9   .400     10 – 11   .476
Washington and Lee 5 – 9   .357     10 – 12   .455
Richmond 5 – 10   .333     8 – 15   .348
Furman 4 – 11   .267     8 – 14   .364
VMI 3 – 8   .273     3 – 16   .158
The Citadel 0 – 11   .000     1 – 17   .056
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1949; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–4, 1949 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's sixteen 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
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Finals
March 4
         
NC State 64
Wake Forest 42
NC State 43
North Carolina 40
North Carolina 79
Maryland 61
NC State 55
George Washington 39
George Washington 62
South Carolina 45
George Washington 78
William & Mary 74
William & Mary 54
Davidson 50

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 13-14. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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