1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (3rd title)
Winning coachEddie Cameron (3rd title)
← 1941
1943 →
1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke † 15 – 1   .938 22 – 2   .917
George Washington 8 – 3   .727 11 – 9   .550
Wake Forest 13 – 5   .722 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina State 9 – 4   .692 15 – 7   .682
William & Mary 8 – 4   .667 15 – 9   .625
South Carolina 8 – 4   .667 12 – 9   .571
North Carolina 9 – 5   .643 14 – 9   .609
Washington and Lee 7 – 7   .500 10 – 15   .400
Furman 7 – 8   .467 10 – 9   .526
Richmond 4 – 8   .333 9 – 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 – 8   .333 10 – 10   .500
VMI 5 – 10   .333 7 – 11   .389
Maryland 3 – 8   .273 7 – 15   .318
Davidson 3 – 9   .250 12 – 13   .480
Clemson 2 – 10   .167 3 – 14   .176
The Citadel 1 – 12   .077 2 – 14   .125
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from

The 1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–7, 1942 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[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 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Finals
March 7
         
Duke 59
Washington and Lee 41
Duke 54
Wake Forest 45
Wake Forest 32
North Carolina 26
Duke 45
NC State 34
NC State 56
South Carolina 43
NC State 53
William & Mary 52
George Washington 43
William & Mary 44

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 11. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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