1962 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1962 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 1962 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1962 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1962 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (7th title)
Winning coachGeorge King (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1961–62 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
West Virginia121 .923  246  .800
Virginia Tech93 .750  196  .760
Furman85 .615  1512  .556
George Washington67 .462  915  .375
Davidson56 .455  1411  .560
VMI68 .429  911  .450
The Citadel48 .333  815  .348
Richmond511 .313  621  .222
William & Mary511 .313  717  .292
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1962; 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
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 West Virginia 97
8 Richmond 75
1 West Virginia 86
4 George Washington 73
4 George Washington 85
5 Davidson 81
1 West Virginia 88
2 Virginia Tech 72
2 Virginia Tech 101
7 The Citadel 83
2 Virginia Tech 70
6 VMI 66
3 Furman 61
6 VMI 76

* Overtime game

See also

References

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