1936 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1936 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–7, 1936 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their sixth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Walter Skidmore.[1]

1936 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachWalter Skidmore (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1935–36 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington and Lee10–1 .909  19–2  .905
North Carolina †13–3 .813  21–4  .840
North Carolina State10–3 .769  15–4  .789
Maryland4–3 .571  14–6  .700
Clemson5–5 .500  15–7  .682
Duke4–5 .444  20–6  .769
Virginia4–8 .333  11–13  .458
South Carolina1–6 .143  11–8  .579
Virginia Tech1–9 .100  5–16  .238
VMI0–10 .000  3–14  .176
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1936; 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 5
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
North Carolina 39
Virginia 21
North Carolina 31
NC State 28
NC State 32
Clemson 31
North Carolina 50
Washington and Lee 45
Washington and Lee 36
Virginia Tech 20
Washington and Lee 32
Maryland 28
Maryland 47
Duke 35

* Overtime game

See also

References

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