1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1955 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1955 NCAA tournament.[1]

1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195455
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (1st title)
1954–55 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 West Virginia91 .9001911  .633
No. 14 George Washington82 .800246  .800
Richmond104 .714199  .679
Washington and Lee85 .6151613  .552
Furman64 .6001710  .630
William & Mary75 .5831114  .440
Davidson46 .400813  .381
VMI49 .308815  .348
Virginia Tech414 .222720  .259
The Citadel010 .000017  .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1955
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 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
1 West Virginia 73
8 VMI 66
1 West Virginia 89
4 Washington and Lee 74
4 Washington and Lee 97
5 Furman 63
1 West Virginia 58
2 #13 George Washington 48
2 #13 George Washington 74
7 Davidson 36
2 #13 George Washington 67
3 Richmond 65
3 Richmond 90
6 William & Mary 75

* Overtime game

See also

References

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