1949 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1949 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1949 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[1]

1949 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1948–49
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNC State (4th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (3rd title)
MVPChet Giermak (William & Mary)
← 1948
1950 →
1948–49 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 North Carolina State 14 1   .933 25 8   .758
William & Mary 10 3   .769 24 10   .706
North Carolina 13 5   .722 20 8   .714
George Washington 9 4   .692 18 8   .692
Davidson 11 6   .647 18 8   .692
South Carolina 7 6   .538 10 12   .455
Wake Forest 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Maryland 7 7   .500 9 17   .346
Virginia Tech 6 8   .429 10 13   .435
Duke 5 7   .417 13 9   .591
Clemson 6 9   .400 10 11   .476
Washington and Lee 5 9   .357 10 12   .455
Richmond 5 10   .333 8 15   .348
Furman 4 11   .267 8 14   .364
VMI 3 8   .273 3 16   .158
The Citadel 0 11   .000 1 17   .056
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight 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 three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
#15 NC State 64
Wake Forest 42
#15 NC State 43
North Carolina 40
North Carolina 79
Maryland 61
#15 NC State 55
George Washington 39
George Washington 62
South Carolina 45
George Washington 78
William & Mary 74
William & Mary 54
Davidson 50

* Overtime game

See also

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