1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season

The 1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season consisted of a record 23 member institutions. The regular season champions were Maryland and Kentucky. They each had .900%. The tournament champion was Georgia.[1]

1931–32 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA
SportBasketball
Number of teams23
Tournament
ChampionsGeorgia
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kentucky9–1 .900  15–2  .882
Maryland9–1 .900  16–4  .800
Auburn9–2 .818  12–3  .800
Alabama11–3 .786  16–4  .800
North Carolina6–3 .667  16–5  .762
Virginia6–3 .667  13–8  .619
Georgia †7–4 .636  19–7  .731
Ole Miss8–5 .615  9–6  .600
Georgia Tech5–3 .625  7–6  .538
North Carolina State6–4 .600  10–6  .625
Duke6–5 .545  14–11  .560
LSU8–8 .500  11–9  .550
Tennessee5–5 .500  8–7  .533
South Carolina2–2 .500  9–7  .563
Vanderbilt5–7 .417  8–11  .421
Mississippi State4–7 .364  5–10  .333
Tulane5–9 .357  6–10  .375
Florida4–10 .286  8–12  .400
Washington and Lee3–8 .273  9–10  .474
Virginia Tech2–8 .200  8–9  .471
Clemson2–9 .182  8–12  .400
Sewanee1–7 .125  3–9  .250
VMI0–9 .000  0–14  .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1932; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Conference standings
#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1Maryland9–1.90016–4.800
2Kentucky9–1.90015–2.882
3Auburn9–2.81812–3.800
4Alabama11–3.78616–4.800
5North Carolina6–3.66716–5.762
6Virginia6–3.66713–8.619
7Georgia7–4.63619–7.731
8Georgia Tech5–3.6257–6.539
9Mississippi8–5.6159–6.600
10North Carolina State6–4.60010–6.625
11Duke6–5.54614–11.560
12Louisiana State8–8.50011–9.550
13Tennessee5–5.5008–7.533
14South Carolina2–2.5009–7.565
15Vanderbilt5–7.4178–11.421
16Mississippi State4–7.3645–10.333
17Tulane5–9.3576–10.375
18Florida4–10.2868–12.400
19Washington & Lee3–8.2739–10.474
20Virginia Tech3–8.2738–9.471
21Clemson2–9.1828–12.400
22South1–7.1253–9.250
23VMI0–9.0000–14.000

Conference Tournament

The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.[2]

  First Round
Friday, February 26		 Second Round
Saturday, February 27		 Semifinals
Sunday, February 29		 Final
Monday, March 1
                                     
? Maryland 24  
? Florida 39  
  ? Florida 22  
    ? Duke 33  
? Duke 44
? Vanderbilt 32  
  ? Duke 32  
  ? Georgia 43  
? Georgia 48  
? Mississippi State 26  
  ? Georgia 40
    ? Virginia 19  
? Virginia 20
? Alabama 16  
  ? Georgia 26
  ? North Carolina 24
? Auburn 34  
? North Carolina State 33  
  ? Auburn 30
    ? Louisiana State 22  
? Louisiana State 36
? Georgia Tech 33  
  ? Auburn 31
  ? North Carolina 52  
? North Carolina 35  
? Tennessee 25  
  ? North Carolina 43
    ? Kentucky 42  
? Kentucky 50
? Tulane 30  

First Round
  • Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • February 26, 1932
  • Virginia 20, Alabama 16
  • North Carolina 35, Tennessee 25
  • Duke 44, Vanderbilt 32
  • Kentucky 50, Tulane 30
  • Florida 39, Maryland 24
  • Auburn 34, North Carolina State 33
  • Georgia 48, Mississippi State 26
  • Louisiana State 36, Georgia Tech 33

Quarterfinals
  • February 27, 1932
  • Duke 33, Florida 22
  • North Carolina 43, Kentucky 42
  • Auburn 30, Louisiana State 22
  • Georgia 40, Virginia 19

Semifinals
  • February 29, 1932
  • North Carolina 52, Auburn 31
  • Georgia 43, Duke 32

Championship
  • March 1, 1932[3][4]
  • Georgia 26, North Carolina 24

All-Tournament team

First Team
  • Tom Alexander, North Carolina
  • T.W. Lumpkin, Auburn
  • Bill Strickland, Georgia
  • Virgil Weathers, North Carolina
  • Leroy Young, Georgia

Second Team
  • Louis Berger, Maryland
  • Wilmer Hines, North Carolina
  • Forest Sale, Kentucky
  • Vernon Smith, Georgia
  • James Thompson, Duke

References
  1. Ramsey, Glenn (March 2, 1932). "DIXIE CAGE TITLE GOES TO GEORGIA". Atlanta, Georgia: The Evening Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Georgia Quint Defeats North Carolina Outfit". Atlanta, Georgia: Bluefield Daily Telegraph. March 2, 1932. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. Graham, Dillon (March 2, 1932). "Georgians Win First Tourney In Eight Tries". Atlanta, Georgia: The Greenville News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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