1960 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1960 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25–27, 1960 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1960 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1960 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (6th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (6th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1959–60 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Virginia Tech12–1 .923  20–6  .769
No. 5 West Virginia †9–2 .818  26–5  .839
William & Mary10–5 .667  15–11  .577
The Citadel8–4 .667  15–8  .652
George Washington7–5 .583  15–11  .577
Furman6–7 .462  9–16  .360
VMI3–11 .214  4–16  .200
Richmond2–12 .143  7–18  .280
Davidson0–10 .000  5–19  .208
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1960; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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
February 25
Semifinals
February 26
Finals
February 27
         
1 Virginia Tech 78
8 Richmond 58
1 Virginia Tech 88
5 George Washington 52
4 The Citadel 60
5 George Washington 74
1 Virginia Tech 72
2 #7 West Virginia 82
2 #7 West Virginia 90
7 VMI 83
2 #7 West Virginia 117
3 William & Mary 83
3 William & Mary 82
6 Furman 74

* Overtime game

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References

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