1950 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1950 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 1950 at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1950 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1950 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (5th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (4th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 NC State122 .857  276  .818
William & Mary124 .750  239  .719
George Washington124 .750  178  .680
South Carolina125 .706  139  .591
North Carolina136 .684  1712  .586
Virginia Tech95 .643  169  .640
Wake Forest118 .579  1416  .467
Duke97 .563  1515  .500
Clemson88 .500  1010  .500
Davidson612 .333  1016  .385
Furman48 .333  912  .429
Washington and Lee49 .308  812  .400
Maryland513 .278  718  .280
Richmond413 .235  816  .333
The Citadel210 .167  416  .200
VMI211 .154  417  .190
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 #8 NC State 67
6 Virginia Tech 42
1 #8 NC State 59
7 Wake Forest 53
3 George Washington 61
7 Wake Forest 65
1 #8 NC State 67
8 Duke 47
2 William & Mary 50
5 North Carolina 47
2 William & Mary 50
8 Duke 60
4 South Carolina 41
8 Duke 53

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