1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	14
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	Vanderbilt Commodores (1st title)
Winning coach	Josh Cody (1st title)
Top scorer	Jim Stuart (Vanderbilt) (64 points)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1926–27 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina	9	–	1		.900			14	–	4		.778
Vanderbilt†	7	–	1		.875			20	–	4		.833
Georgia Tech	8	–	2		.800			17	–	10		.630
Auburn	12	–	4		.750			13	–	6		.684
Washington and Lee	6	–	2		.750			10	–	6		.625
Mississippi	10	–	4		.714			13	–	5		.722
NC State	5	–	2		.714			12	–	5		.706
North Carolina	7	–	3		.700			17	–	7		.708
Maryland	6	–	4		.600			10	–	10		.500
Mississippi A&M	7	–	5		.583			17	–	7		.708
Tennessee	5	–	4		.556			7	–	12		.368
Alabama	4	–	5		.444			5	–	8		.385
Virginia	5	–	7		.417			9	–	10		.474
Tulane	7	–	10		.412			7	–	10		.412
LSU	3	–	5		.375			7	–	9		.438
Georgia	3	–	6		.333			14	–	8		.636
Virginia Tech	2	–	6		.250			6	–	8		.429
Kentucky	1	–	6		.143			3	–	13		.188
Clemson	1	–	7		.125			2	–	13		.133
Florida	1	–	8		.111			6	–	20		.231
VMI	0	–	7		.000			4	–	11		.267
Sewanee	0	–	10		.000			3	–	11		.214
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–March 1, 1927, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Vanderbilt Commodores won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Josh Cody.[1]

Bracket

	First round February 25					Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals February 28					Finals March 1
		Maryland	Bye
							Maryland	22
							Georgia	27
		Georgia	36
		VMI	14
												Georgia	23
												North Carolina	20
		VPI	33
		Auburn	38
							Auburn	13
							North Carolina	28
		Tennessee	17
		North Carolina	32
																	Georgia	44
																	Vanderbilt	46
		South Carolina	32
		NC State	26
							South Carolina	32
							Georgia Tech	18
		Georgia Tech	40
		Mississippi State	24
												South Carolina	25
												Vanderbilt	31
		Vanderbilt	44
		Washington and Lee	32
							Vanderbilt	32
							Mississippi	20
		Mississippi	Bye

* Overtime game

Championship

March 1

Georgia 44, Vanderbilt 46
Pts: George Keen 18		Pts: Jim Stuart 19

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Referees: Sutton

All-Southern tournament team

Main article: 1927 College Basketball All-Southern Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
John McCall	G	Senior	Vanderbilt
Walter Forbes	G	Senior	Georgia
George Keen	F	Senior	Georgia
Paul Dear	F	Junior	VPI
Jim Stuart	C	Junior	Vanderbilt

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2015.