1958 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1958 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1957–58
Teams 8
Site Richmond Arena
Richmond, VA
Champions West Virginia (4th title)
Winning coach Fred Schaus (4th title)
1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
West Virginia †12–0 1.000  26–2  .929
Virginia Tech10–5 .667  11–8  .579
George Washington8–4 .667  12–11  .522
The Citadel9–6 .600  16–11  .593
Richmond8–8 .500  14–12  .538
William & Mary9–9 .500  15–14  .517
Furman4–8 .333  10–16  .385
Davidson4–8 .333  9–15  .375
Washington and Lee4–9 .308  9–16  .360
VMI1–12 .077  4–17  .190
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1958; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–8, 1958 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1958 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 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Finals
March 8
         
1 West Virginia 91
8 Davidson 61
1 West Virginia 81
5 Richmond 70
4 The Citadel 59
5 Richmond 63
1 West Virginia 74
6 William & Mary 58
2 Virginia Tech 61
6 William & Mary 79
3 George Washington 56
6 William & Mary 67
3 George Washington 73
7 Furman 59

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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