1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (5th title)
Winning coachGerry Gerard (2nd title)
← 1945
1947 →
1945–46 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 13 – 1   .929 30 – 5   .857
Duke † 12 – 2   .857 21 – 6   .778
Virginia Tech 7 – 3   .700 11 – 8   .579
Wake Forest 8 – 5   .615 12 – 6   .667
Maryland 5 – 4   .556 9 – 12   .429
William & Mary 5 – 5   .500 10 – 10   .500
Furman 4 – 4   .500 16 – 3   .842
George Washington 4 – 5   .444 7 – 8   .467
Clemson 5 – 7   .417 9 – 11   .450
North Carolina State 5 – 7   .417 6 – 12   .333
South Carolina 4 – 7   .364 9 – 11   .450
Davidson 5 – 9   .357 13 – 12   .520
Richmond 3 – 7   .300 8 – 12   .400
The Citadel 1 – 6   .143 7 – 11   .389
VMI 1 – 6   .143 1 – 10   .091
Washington and Lee 0 – 4   .000 2 – 11   .154
† Southern Conference tournament winner

The 1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 2, 1946, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their fifth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gerry Gerard.[1]

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
February 28 		Semifinals
March 1 		Finals
March 2
         
North Carolina 54
Maryland 27
North Carolina 29
Wake Forest 31
Wake Forest 42
William & Mary 31
Duke 49
Wake Forest 30
Duke 44
NC State 38
Duke 44
Virginia Tech 38
Virginia Tech 39
George Washington 33

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 13. Retrieved August 28, 2014.