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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
Season1954–55
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (1st title)
← 1954
1956 →
1954–55 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 West Virginia 9 1   .900 19 11   .633
No. 14 George Washington 8 2   .800 24 6   .800
Richmond 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Washington and Lee 8 5   .615 16 13   .552
Furman 6 4   .600 17 10   .630
William & Mary 7 5   .583 11 14   .440
Davidson 4 6   .400 8 13   .381
VMI 4 9   .308 8 15   .348
Virginia Tech 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
The Citadel 0 10   .000 0 17   .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1955
Rankings from AP Poll

Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 16. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

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