1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1941, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]

1941 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (2nd title)
Winning coachEddie Cameron (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina141 .933  199  .679
South Carolina83 .727  159  .625
William & Mary83 .727  1510  .600
Washington and Lee94 .692  1111  .500
Duke84 .667  148  .636
VMI84 .667  106  .625
Richmond75 .583  1110  .524
Wake Forest76 .538  99  .500
Clemson78 .467  814  .364
Davidson57 .417  1112  .478
North Carolina State69 .400  69  .400
Virginia Tech48 .333  813  .381
The Citadel18 .111  513  .278
Furman110 .091  413  .235
Maryland013 .000  121  .045
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1941; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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
February 27
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
March 1
         
Duke 38
North Carolina 37
Duke 57
William & Mary 42
William & Mary 52
Wake Forest 34
Duke 53
South Carolina 30
South Carolina 41
Richmond 32
South Carolina 37
VMI 36
Washington and Lee 32
VMI 39

* Overtime game

See also

References

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