1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1950–51
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (6th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (5th title)
1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State †13–1 .92930–7  .811
West Virginia9–3 .75018–9  .667
Clemson9–4 .69211–7  .611
William & Mary13–6 .68420–11  .645
Duke13–6 .68420–13  .606
Virginia Tech9–5 .64319–10  .655
South Carolina12–7 .63213–12  .520
Maryland11–8 .57915–10  .600
North Carolina9–8 .52912–15  .444
Wake Forest8–9 .47116–14  .533
George Washington8–9 .47112–12  .500
Richmond5–10 .3337–14  .333
Washington and Lee5–13 .2788–17  .320
VMI3–11 .2143–18  .143
Davidson5–15 .2507–19  .269
The Citadel2–7 .2226–11  .353
Furman1–13 .0713–20  .130
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1951
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1951 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1951 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Finals
March 8
         
1 #8 NC State 83
7 South Carolina 53
1 #8 NC State 54
8 Maryland 45
3 Clemson 48
8 Maryland 50
1 #8 NC State 67
5 Duke 63
5 Duke 64
6 Virginia Tech 61
4 William & Mary 69
5 Duke 71
2 West Virginia 67
4 William & Mary 88

* Overtime game

See also

References

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