1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1954 at the West Virginia Fieldhouse in Morgantown, West Virginia. The George Washington Colonials, led by head coach William Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1954 NCAA tournament.

1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1953–54
Teams	8
Site	WVU Fieldhouse Morgantown, WV
Champions	George Washington (2nd title)
Winning coach	William Reinhart (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1953–54 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 George Washington †	10	–	0		1.000			23	–	3		.885
Furman	6	–	1		.857			23	–	9		.719
Richmond	10	–	3		.769			23	–	8		.742
West Virginia	6	–	4		.600			12	–	11		.522
William & Mary	6	–	5		.545			9	–	14		.391
VMI	6	–	7		.462			11	–	12		.478
Davidson	3	–	5		.375			7	–	15		.318
Washington and Lee	3	–	9		.250			6	–	17		.261
Virginia Tech	3	–	13		.188			3	–	24		.111
The Citadel	1	–	7		.125			2	–	17		.105
† Southern Conference Tournament winner 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 4					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	1	#9 George Washington	76
	8	Washington and Lee	64
						1	#9 George Washington	83
						4	West Virginia	74
	4	West Virginia	84
	5	William & Mary	69
											1	#9 George Washington	83
											3	Richmond	70
	2	Furman	84
	7	Davidson	68
						2	Furman	81
						3	Richmond	85*
	3	Richmond	84
	6	VMI	66

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions