1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–5, 1955 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1955 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1955 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (1st title)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments

1954–55 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 West Virginia †	9	–	1		.900			19	–	11		.633
No. 14 George Washington	8	–	2		.800			24	–	6		.800
Richmond	10	–	4		.714			19	–	9		.679
Washington and Lee	8	–	5		.615			16	–	13		.552
Furman	6	–	4		.600			17	–	10		.630
William & Mary	7	–	5		.583			11	–	14		.440
Davidson	4	–	6		.400			8	–	13		.381
VMI	4	–	9		.308			8	–	15		.348
Virginia Tech	4	–	14		.222			7	–	20		.259
The Citadel	0	–	10		.000			0	–	17		.000
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1955; 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 3					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 5
	1	West Virginia	73
	8	VMI	66
						1	West Virginia	89
						4	Washington and Lee	74
	4	Washington and Lee	97
	5	Furman	63
											1	West Virginia	58
											2	#13 George Washington	48
	2	#13 George Washington	74
	7	Davidson	36
						2	#13 George Washington	67
						3	Richmond	65
	3	Richmond	90
	6	William & Mary	75

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 16. Retrieved August 27, 2014.