1958 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1958 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195758
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (4th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (4th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 West Virginia120 1.000  262  .929
Virginia Tech105 .667  118  .579
George Washington84 .667  1211  .522
The Citadel96 .600  1611  .593
Richmond88 .500  1412  .538
William & Mary99 .500  1514  .517
Furman48 .333  1016  .385
Davidson48 .333  915  .375
Washington and Lee49 .308  916  .360
VMI112 .077  417  .190
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1958; Rankings from AP Poll

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 #2 West Virginia 91
8 Davidson 61
1 #2 West Virginia 81
5 Richmond 70
4 The Citadel 59
5 Richmond 63
1 #2 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

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