1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season

The 1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season consisted of a record 23 member institutions. The regular season champions were Maryland and Kentucky. They each had .900%. The tournament champion was Georgia.[1]

1931–32 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA
SportBasketball
Number of teams23
Tournament
ChampionsGeorgia
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kentucky91 .900  152  .882
Maryland91 .900  164  .800
Auburn92 .818  123  .800
Alabama113 .786  164  .800
North Carolina63 .667  165  .762
Virginia63 .667  138  .619
Georgia †74 .636  197  .731
Ole Miss85 .615  96  .600
Georgia Tech53 .625  76  .538
North Carolina State64 .600  106  .625
Duke65 .545  1411  .560
LSU88 .500  119  .550
Tennessee55 .500  87  .533
South Carolina22 .500  97  .563
Vanderbilt57 .417  811  .421
Mississippi State47 .364  510  .333
Tulane59 .357  610  .375
Florida410 .286  812  .400
Washington and Lee38 .273  910  .474
Virginia Tech28 .200  89  .471
Clemson29 .182  812  .400
Sewanee17 .125  39  .250
VMI09 .000  014  .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1932; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Conference standings

#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1Maryland9–1.90016–4.800
2Kentucky9–1.90015–2.882
3Auburn9–2.81812–3.800
4Alabama11–3.78616–4.800
5North Carolina6–3.66716–5.762
6Virginia6–3.66713–8.619
7Georgia7–4.63619–7.731
8Georgia Tech5–3.6257–6.539
9Mississippi8–5.6159–6.600
10North Carolina State6–4.60010–6.625
11Duke6–5.54614–11.560
12Louisiana State8–8.50011–9.550
13Tennessee5–5.5008–7.533
14South Carolina2–2.5009–7.565
15Vanderbilt5–7.4178–11.421
16Mississippi State4–7.3645–10.333
17Tulane5–9.3576–10.375
18Florida4–10.2868–12.400
19Washington & Lee3–8.2739–10.474
20Virginia Tech3–8.2738–9.471
21Clemson2–9.1828–12.400
22South1–7.1253–9.250
23VMI0–9.0000–14.000

Conference Tournament

The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.[2]

  First Round
Friday, February 26
Second Round
Saturday, February 27
Semifinals
Sunday, February 29
Final
Monday, March 1
                                     
? Maryland 24  
? Florida 39  
  ? Florida 22  
    ? Duke 33  
? Duke 44
? Vanderbilt 32  
  ? Duke 32  
  ? Georgia 43  
? Georgia 48  
? Mississippi State 26  
  ? Georgia 40
    ? Virginia 19  
? Virginia 20
? Alabama 16  
  ? Georgia 26
  ? North Carolina 24
? Auburn 34  
? North Carolina State 33  
  ? Auburn 30
    ? Louisiana State 22  
? Louisiana State 36
? Georgia Tech 33  
  ? Auburn 31
  ? North Carolina 52  
? North Carolina 35  
? Tennessee 25  
  ? North Carolina 43
    ? Kentucky 42  
? Kentucky 50
? Tulane 30  

First Round

  • Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • February 26, 1932
  • Virginia 20, Alabama 16
  • North Carolina 35, Tennessee 25
  • Duke 44, Vanderbilt 32
  • Kentucky 50, Tulane 30
  • Florida 39, Maryland 24
  • Auburn 34, North Carolina State 33
  • Georgia 48, Mississippi State 26
  • Louisiana State 36, Georgia Tech 33

Quarterfinals

  • February 27, 1932
  • Duke 33, Florida 22
  • North Carolina 43, Kentucky 42
  • Auburn 30, Louisiana State 22
  • Georgia 40, Virginia 19

Semifinals

  • February 29, 1932
  • North Carolina 52, Auburn 31
  • Georgia 43, Duke 32

Championship

  • March 1, 1932[3][4]
  • Georgia 26, North Carolina 24

All-Tournament team

First Team

  • Tom Alexander, North Carolina
  • T.W. Lumpkin, Auburn
  • Bill Strickland, Georgia
  • Virgil Weathers, North Carolina
  • Leroy Young, Georgia

Second Team

  • Louis Berger, Maryland
  • Wilmer Hines, North Carolina
  • Forest Sale, Kentucky
  • Vernon Smith, Georgia
  • James Thompson, Duke
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References

  1. Ramsey, Glenn (March 2, 1932). "DIXIE CAGE TITLE GOES TO GEORGIA". Atlanta, Georgia: The Evening Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Georgia Quint Defeats North Carolina Outfit". Atlanta, Georgia: Bluefield Daily Telegraph. March 2, 1932. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. Graham, Dillon (March 2, 1932). "Georgians Win First Tourney In Eight Tries". Atlanta, Georgia: The Greenville News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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