1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1961 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The George Washington Colonials, led by head coach William Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1961 NCAA tournament.[1]

1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season196061
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsGeorge Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachWilliam Reinhart (2nd title)
1960–61 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 West Virginia111 .917234  .852
Virginia Tech123 .800157  .682
The Citadel103 .769178  .680
William & Mary96 .6001410  .583
Furman67 .4621511  .577
Richmond511 .313914  .391
George Washington39 .250917  .346
VMI311 .214517  .227
Davidson210 .167914  .391
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1961
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 #8 West Virginia 89
8 VMI 71
1 #8 West Virginia 76
4 William & Mary 88
4 William & Mary 86***
5 Furman 84
4 William & Mary 82
7 George Washington 93
2 Virginia Tech 83
7 George Washington 84
3 The Citadel 87
7 George Washington 94
3 The Citadel 70
6 Richmond 66

* Overtime game

See also

References

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