1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1956 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1956 NCAA tournament.[1]

1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195556
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (2nd title)
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington102 .833197  .731
No. 20 West Virginia102 .833219  .700
Virginia Tech107 .5881411  .560
Richmond86 .5711613  .552
William & Mary97 .5631214  .462
Furman77 .5001216  .429
Davidson57 .4171015  .400
Washington and Lee58 .3851216  .429
VMI311 .214419  .174
The Citadel010 .000219  .095
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1956
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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 George Washington 60
8 Washington and Lee 63
4 Richmond 65
8 Washington and Lee 56
4 Richmond 79
5 William & Mary 62
2 West Virginia 58
4 Richmond 56
2 West Virginia 59
7 Davidson 53
2 West Virginia 77
6 Furman 74
3 Virginia Tech 70
6 Furman 84

* Overtime game

See also

References

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