1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1955–56
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (2nd title)
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington10–2 .83319–7  .731
No. 20 West Virginia †10–2 .83321–9  .700
Virginia Tech10–7 .58814–11  .560
Richmond8–6 .57116–13  .552
William & Mary9–7 .56312–14  .462
Furman7–7 .50012–16  .429
Davidson5–7 .41710–15  .400
Washington and Lee5–8 .38512–16  .429
VMI3–11 .2144–19  .174
The Citadel0–10 .0002–19  .095
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1956
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1956 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1956 NCAA tournament.[1]

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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 George Washington 60
8 Washington and Lee 63
4 Richmond 65
8 Washington and Lee 56
4 Richmond 79
5 William & Mary 62
2 West Virginia 58
4 Richmond 56
2 West Virginia 59
7 Davidson 53
2 West Virginia 77
6 Furman 74
3 Virginia Tech 70
6 Furman 84

* Overtime game

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References

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