1954 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1954 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1953–54
Teams8
SiteWVU Fieldhouse
Morgantown, WV
ChampionsGeorge Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachWilliam Reinhart (1st title)
← 1953
1955 →
1953–54 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 George Washington † 10 – 0   1.000 23 – 3   .885
Furman 6 – 1   .857 23 – 9   .719
Richmond 10 – 3   .769 23 – 8   .742
West Virginia 6 – 4   .600 12 – 11   .522
William & Mary 6 – 5   .545 9 – 14   .391
VMI 6 – 7   .462 11 – 12   .478
Davidson 3 – 5   .375 7 – 15   .318
Washington and Lee 3 – 9   .250 6 – 17   .261
Virginia Tech 3 – 13   .188 3 – 24   .111
The Citadel 1 – 7   .125 2 – 17   .105
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1954; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–6, 1954 at the West Virginia Fieldhouse in Morgantown, West Virginia. The George Washington Colonials, led by head coach William Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1954 NCAA Tournament.[1]

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 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
         
1 #9 George Washington 76
8 Washington and Lee 64
1 #9 George Washington 83
4 West Virginia 74
4 West Virginia 84
5 William & Mary 69
1 #9 George Washington 83
3 Richmond 70
2 Furman 84
7 Davidson 68
2 Furman 81
3 Richmond 85*
3 Richmond 84
6 VMI 66

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 15-16. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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