1937 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1937 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions Washington and Lee (2nd title)
Winning coach Harry Young (2nd title)
1936–37 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington and Lee †11–1 .917  17–4  .810
North Carolina14–3 .824  18–5  .783
Wake Forest9–4 .692  15–6  .714
North Carolina State14–7 .667  15–9  .625
Duke11–6 .647  15–8  .652
South Carolina7–4 .636  13–7  .650
Richmond5–4 .556  13–7  .650
Virginia6–7 .462  9–10  .474
Furman3–4 .429  8–7  .533
Davidson5–8 .385  13–10  .565
Maryland5–8 .385  8–12  .400
Virginia Tech4–9 .308  6–11  .353
VMI5–11 .313  6–11  .353
Clemson2–7 .222  6–15  .286
The Citadel0–5 .000  7–12  .368
William & Mary0–13 .000  0–18  .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1937; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–6, 1937 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington and Lee Generals won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry Young.[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 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
         
Washington and Lee 42
South Carolina 22
Washington and Lee 27
NC State 23
NC State 42
Maryland 35
Washington and Lee 44
North Carolina 33
Wake Forest 33
Richmond 24
Wake Forest 35
North Carolina 37
North Carolina 34
Duke 30

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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