1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 1948 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[1]

1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (3rd title)
Winning coachEverett Case (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State †12–0 1.000  29–3  .906
George Washington13–3 .813  19–7  .731
North Carolina11–4 .733  20–7  .741
Maryland9–6 .600  11–14  .440
Davidson10–7 .588  19–9  .679
Virginia Tech7–5 .583  14–9  .609
Duke8–6 .571  17–12  .586
Wake Forest8–7 .533  18–11  .621
William & Mary8–7 .533  13–10  .565
South Carolina8–7 .533  12–11  .522
Washington and Lee5–9 .357  7–17  .292
The Citadel4–8 .333  8–9  .471
Richmond4–9 .308  8–14  .364
Furman3–10 .231  11–15  .423
Clemson3–14 .176  6–17  .261
VMI1–12 .077  3–16  .158
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top ten 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 four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinals.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2
Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
                                     
Wake Forest 56  
William & Mary 61  
  NC State 73  
    William & Mary 52  
 
  NC State 55  
  North Carolina 50  
 
 
  North Carolina 61
    Virginia Tech 40  
 
  NC State 58
  Duke 50
 
 
  Maryland 51
    Davidson 58  
 
  Duke 53
  Davidson 37  
Duke 63  
South Carolina 48  
  Duke 54
    George Washington 51  

* Overtime game

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