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.[1]

1954 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteWVU Fieldhouse
Morgantown, WV
ChampionsGeorge Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachWilliam Reinhart (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1953–54 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 George Washington100 1.000  233  .885
Furman61 .857  239  .719
Richmond103 .769  238  .742
West Virginia64 .600  1211  .522
William & Mary65 .545  914  .391
VMI67 .462  1112  .478
Davidson35 .375  715  .318
Washington and Lee39 .250  617  .261
Virginia Tech313 .188  324  .111
The Citadel17 .125  217  .105
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1954; 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

References

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