1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1951 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1951 NCAA tournament.[1]

1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195051
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (6th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (5th title)
1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State131 .929307  .811
West Virginia93 .750189  .667
Clemson94 .692117  .611
William & Mary136 .6842011  .645
Duke136 .6842013  .606
Virginia Tech95 .6431910  .655
South Carolina127 .6321312  .520
Maryland118 .5791510  .600
North Carolina98 .5291215  .444
Wake Forest89 .4711614  .533
George Washington89 .4711212  .500
Richmond510 .333714  .333
Washington and Lee513 .278817  .320
VMI311 .214318  .143
Davidson515 .250719  .269
The Citadel27 .222611  .353
Furman113 .071320  .130
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1951
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 #8 NC State 83
7 South Carolina 53
1 #8 NC State 54
8 Maryland 45
3 Clemson 48
8 Maryland 50
1 #8 NC State 67
5 Duke 63
5 Duke 64
6 Virginia Tech 61
4 William & Mary 69
5 Duke 71
2 West Virginia 67
4 William & Mary 88

* Overtime game

See also

References

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