1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions Duke (3rd title)
Winning coach Eddie Cameron (3rd title)
1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke †15–1 .938  22–2  .917
George Washington8–3 .727  11–9  .550
Wake Forest13–5 .722  16–8  .667
North Carolina State9–4 .692  15–7  .682
William & Mary8–4 .667  15–9  .625
South Carolina8–4 .667  12–9  .571
North Carolina9–5 .643  14–9  .609
Washington and Lee7–7 .500  10–15  .400
Furman7–8 .467  10–9  .526
Richmond4–8 .333  9–9  .500
Virginia Tech4–8 .333  10–10  .500
VMI5–10 .333  7–11  .389
Maryland3–8 .273  7–15  .318
Davidson3–9 .250  12–13  .480
Clemson2–10 .167  3–14  .176
The Citadel1–12 .077  2–14  .125
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–7, 1942 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[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 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Finals
March 7
         
Duke 59
Washington and Lee 41
Duke 54
Wake Forest 45
Wake Forest 32
North Carolina 26
Duke 45
NC State 34
NC State 56
South Carolina 43
NC State 53
William & Mary 52
George Washington 43
William & Mary 44

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 11. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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