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)
1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina State †12–0 1.00029–3  .906
George Washington13–3 .81319–7  .731
North Carolina11–4 .73320–7  .741
Maryland9–6 .60011–14  .440
Davidson10–7 .58819–9  .679
Virginia Tech7–5 .58314–9  .609
Duke8–6 .57117–12  .586
Wake Forest8–7 .53318–11  .621
William & Mary8–7 .53313–10  .565
South Carolina8–7 .53312–11  .522
Washington and Lee5–9 .3577–17  .292
The Citadel4–8 .3338–9  .471
Richmond4–9 .3088–14  .364
Furman3–10 .23111–15  .423
Clemson3–14 .1766–17  .261
VMI1–12 .0773–16  .158
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

See also

References

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