1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions North Carolina (7th title)
Winning coach Bill Lange (1st title)
1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke13–2 .867  19–7  .731
North Carolina †11–2 .846  23–3  .885
Washington and Lee7–3 .700  13–5  .722
Wake Forest10–5 .667  13–9  .591
Maryland7–5 .583  14–9  .609
Clemson9–7 .563  9–12  .429
Richmond5–4 .556  11–6  .647
The Citadel6–5 .545  8–9  .471
William & Mary6–5 .545  12–11  .522
Furman4–6 .400  11–11  .500
North Carolina State5–10 .333  8–11  .421
Davidson4–11 .267  8–13  .381
South Carolina3–10 .231  5–13  .278
VMI2–9 .182  3–12  .200
Virginia Tech1–9 .100  4–15  .211
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29–March 2, 1940, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their seventh Southern Conference title, led by head coach Bill Lange.[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 29 		Semifinals
March 1 		Finals
March 2
         
Wake Forest 40
Richmond 34
Wake Forest 35
North Carolina 43
North Carolina 50
Clemson 41
North Carolina 43
Duke 23
Duke 40
The Citadel 35
Duke 44
Maryland 32
Maryland 43
Washington and Lee 30

* Overtime game

See also

References

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