1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 1948 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[1]

1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coachEverett Case (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State120 1.000  293  .906
George Washington133 .813  197  .731
North Carolina114 .733  207  .741
Maryland96 .600  1114  .440
Davidson107 .588  199  .679
Virginia Tech75 .583  149  .609
Duke86 .571  1712  .586
Wake Forest87 .533  1811  .621
William & Mary87 .533  1310  .565
South Carolina87 .533  1211  .522
Washington and Lee59 .357  717  .292
The Citadel48 .333  89  .471
Richmond49 .308  814  .364
Furman310 .231  1115  .423
Clemson314 .176  617  .261
VMI112 .077  316  .158
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top ten 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 four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinals.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
                                     
Wake Forest 56  
William & Mary 61  
  NC State 73  
    William & Mary 52  
 
  NC State 55  
  North Carolina 50  
 
 
  North Carolina 61
    Virginia Tech 40  
 
  NC State 58
  Duke 50
 
 
  Maryland 51
    Davidson 58  
 
  Duke 53
  Davidson 37  
Duke 63  
South Carolina 48  
  Duke 54
    George Washington 51  

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