1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Richmond Arena
Richmond, VA
Champions West Virginia (1st title)
Winning coach Fred Schaus (1st title)
1954–55 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
West Virginia †9–1 .900  19–11  .633
George Washington8–2 .800  24–6  .800
Richmond10–4 .714  19–9  .679
Washington and Lee8–5 .615  16–13  .552
Furman6–4 .600  17–10  .630
William & Mary7–5 .583  11–14  .440
Davidson4–6 .400  8–13  .381
VMI4–9 .308  8–15  .348
Virginia Tech4–14 .222  7–20  .259
The Citadel0–10 .000  0–17  .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1955; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–5, 1955 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1955 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 3 		Semifinals
March 4 		Finals
March 5
         
1 West Virginia 73
8 VMI 66
1 West Virginia 89
4 Washington and Lee 74
4 Washington and Lee 97
5 Furman 63
1 West Virginia 58
2 George Washington 48
2 George Washington 74
7 Davidson 36
2 George Washington 67
3 Richmond 65
3 Richmond 90
6 William & Mary 75

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 16. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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