1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1956–57
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (3rd title)
1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 West Virginia †12–0 1.00025–5  .833
Washington and Lee10–3 .76920–7  .741
Virginia Tech12–5 .70614–8  .636
Furman7–5 .58310–17  .370
Richmond9–7 .56315–11  .577
William & Mary7–11 .3899–18  .333
The Citadel5–9 .35711–14  .440
Davidson4–8 .3337–20  .259
George Washington3–9 .2503–21  .125
VMI1–13 .0714–22  .154
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1957
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–9, 1957 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1957 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 7
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 9
         
1 #11 West Virginia 71
8 Davidson 51
1 #11 West Virginia 83
5 Richmond 62
4 Furman 71
5 Richmond 90
1 #11 West Virginia 67
2 Washington and Lee 52
2 Washington and Lee 85
7 The Citadel 62
2 Washington and Lee 68
3 Virginia Tech 54
3 Virginia 64
6 William & Mary 56

* Overtime game

See also

References

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