1947 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

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)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1946–47 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State112 .846  265  .839
North Carolina102 .833  198  .704
Duke104 .714  198  .704
George Washington94 .692  217  .750
Maryland95 .643  1410  .583
Richmond85 .615  179  .654
South Carolina75 .583  169  .640
Washington and Lee76 .538  167  .696
Davidson77 .500  178  .680
William & Mary66 .500  1412  .538
Wake Forest89 .471  1113  .458
Furman57 .417  910  .474
Virginia Tech49 .308  1313  .500
Clemson212 .143  713  .350
The Citadel111 .083  511  .313
VMI111 .083  214  .125
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1947; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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