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
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (4th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1948–49 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State141 .933  258  .758
William & Mary103 .769  2410  .706
North Carolina135 .722  208  .714
George Washington94 .692  188  .692
Davidson116 .647  188  .692
South Carolina76 .538  1012  .455
Wake Forest77 .500  1113  .458
Maryland77 .500  917  .346
Virginia Tech68 .429  1013  .435
Duke57 .417  139  .591
Clemson69 .400  1011  .476
Washington and Lee59 .357  1012  .455
Richmond510 .333  815  .348
Furman411 .267  814  .364
VMI38 .273  316  .158
The Citadel011 .000  117  .056
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1949; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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

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

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