1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (2nd title)
Winning coachEverett Case (1st title)
← 1946
1948 →
1946–47 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina State † 11 – 2   .846 26 – 5   .839
North Carolina 10 – 2   .833 19 – 8   .704
Duke 10 – 4   .714 19 – 8   .704
George Washington 9 – 4   .692 21 – 7   .750
Maryland 9 – 5   .643 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 8 – 5   .615 17 – 9   .654
South Carolina 7 – 5   .583 16 – 9   .640
Washington and Lee 7 – 6   .538 16 – 7   .696
Davidson 7 – 7   .500 17 – 8   .680
William & Mary 6 – 6   .500 14 – 12   .538
Wake Forest 8 – 9   .471 11 – 13   .458
Furman 5 – 7   .417 9 – 10   .474
Virginia Tech 4 – 9   .308 13 – 13   .500
Clemson 2 – 12   .143 7 – 13   .350
The Citadel 1 – 11   .083 5 – 11   .313
VMI 1 – 11   .083 2 – 14   .125
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1947 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[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
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Finals
March 8
         
NC State 55
Maryland 43
NC State 70
George Washington 47
George Washington 70
Washington and Lee 55
NC State 50
North Carolina 48
North Carolina 55
Richmond 43
North Carolina 58
South Carolina 53
Duke 54
South Carolina 56

* Overtime game

See also

References

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