1957 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1957 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–9, 1957 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1957 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1957 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195657
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 West Virginia120 1.000  255  .833
Washington and Lee103 .769  207  .741
Virginia Tech125 .706  148  .636
Furman75 .583  1017  .370
Richmond97 .563  1511  .577
William & Mary711 .389  918  .333
The Citadel59 .357  1114  .440
Davidson48 .333  720  .259
George Washington39 .250  321  .125
VMI113 .071  422  .154
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1957; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 7
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 9
         
1 #11 West Virginia 71
8 Davidson 51
1 #11 West Virginia 83
5 Richmond 62
4 Furman 71
5 Richmond 90
1 #11 West Virginia 67
2 Washington and Lee 52
2 Washington and Lee 85
7 The Citadel 62
2 Washington and Lee 68
3 Virginia Tech 54
3 Virginia Tech 64
6 William & Mary 56

* Overtime game

See also

References

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