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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State †14–1 .933  25–8  .758
William & Mary10–3 .769  24–10  .706
North Carolina13–5 .722  20–8  .714
George Washington9–4 .692  18–8  .692
Davidson11–6 .647  18–8  .692
South Carolina7–6 .538  10–12  .455
Wake Forest7–7 .500  11–13  .458
Maryland7–7 .500  9–17  .346
Virginia Tech6–8 .429  10–13  .435
Duke5–7 .417  13–9  .591
Clemson6–9 .400  10–11  .476
Washington and Lee5–9 .357  10–12  .455
Richmond5–10 .333  8–15  .348
Furman4–11 .267  8–14  .364
VMI3–8 .273  3–16  .158
The Citadel0–11 .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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