1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29–March 2, 1940, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their seventh Southern Conference title, led by head coach Bill Lange.[1]

1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (7th title)
Winning coachBill Lange (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke132 .867  197  .731
North Carolina112 .846  233  .885
Washington and Lee73 .700  135  .722
Wake Forest105 .667  139  .591
Maryland75 .583  149  .609
Clemson97 .563  912  .429
Richmond54 .556  116  .647
The Citadel65 .545  89  .471
William & Mary65 .545  1211  .522
Furman46 .400  1111  .500
North Carolina State510 .333  811  .421
Davidson411 .267  813  .381
South Carolina310 .231  513  .278
VMI29 .182  312  .200
Virginia Tech19 .100  415  .211
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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 29
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
Wake Forest 40
Richmond 34
Wake Forest 35
North Carolina 43
North Carolina 50
Clemson 41
North Carolina 43
Duke 23
Duke 40
The Citadel 35
Duke 44
Maryland 32
Maryland 43
Washington and Lee 30

* Overtime game

See also

References

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