1948 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1948 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 1948 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[1]

1948 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coachEverett Case (2nd title)
1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina State120 1.000293  .906
George Washington133 .813197  .731
North Carolina114 .733207  .741
Maryland96 .6001114  .440
Davidson107 .588199  .679
Virginia Tech75 .583149  .609
Duke86 .5711712  .586
Wake Forest87 .5331811  .621
William & Mary87 .5331310  .565
South Carolina87 .5331211  .522
Washington and Lee59 .357717  .292
The Citadel48 .33389  .471
Richmond49 .308814  .364
Furman310 .2311115  .423
Clemson314 .176617  .261
VMI112 .077316  .158
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top ten finishers of the conference's sixteen members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinals.

Bracket

First round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
            
Wake Forest 56
William & Mary 61
NC State 73
William & Mary 52
NC State 55
North Carolina 50
North Carolina 61
Virginia Tech 40
NC State 58
Duke 50
Maryland 51
Davidson 58
Duke 53
Davidson 37
Duke 63
South Carolina 48
Duke 54
George Washington 51

* Overtime game

See also

References

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