1951 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1951 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–8, 1951 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1951 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1951 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (6th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (5th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State131 .929  307  .811
West Virginia93 .750  189  .667
Clemson94 .692  117  .611
William & Mary136 .684  2011  .645
Duke136 .684  2013  .606
Virginia Tech95 .643  1910  .655
South Carolina127 .632  1312  .520
Maryland118 .579  1510  .600
North Carolina98 .529  1215  .444
Wake Forest89 .471  1614  .533
George Washington89 .471  1212  .500
Richmond510 .333  714  .333
Washington and Lee513 .278  817  .320
VMI311 .214  318  .143
Davidson515 .250  719  .269
The Citadel27 .222  611  .353
Furman113 .071  320  .130
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1951; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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
         
1 #8 NC State 83
7 South Carolina 53
1 #8 NC State 54
8 Maryland 45
3 Clemson 48
8 Maryland 50
1 #8 NC State 67
5 Duke 63
5 Duke 64
6 Virginia Tech 61
4 William & Mary 69
5 Duke 71
2 West Virginia 67
4 William & Mary 88

* Overtime game

See also

References

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