1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1950 at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1950 NCAA tournament.

1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1949–50
Teams	8
Site	Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Champions	North Carolina State (5th title)
Winning coach	Everett Case (4th title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 NC State †	12	–	2		.857			27	–	6		.818
William & Mary	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
George Washington	12	–	4		.750			17	–	8		.680
South Carolina	12	–	5		.706			13	–	9		.591
North Carolina	13	–	6		.684			17	–	12		.586
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			16	–	9		.640
Wake Forest	11	–	8		.579			14	–	16		.467
Duke	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Clemson	8	–	8		.500			10	–	10		.500
Davidson	6	–	12		.333			10	–	16		.385
Furman	4	–	8		.333			9	–	12		.429
Washington and Lee	4	–	9		.308			8	–	12		.400
Maryland	5	–	13		.278			7	–	18		.280
Richmond	4	–	13		.235			8	–	16		.333
The Citadel	2	–	10		.167			4	–	16		.200
VMI	2	–	11		.154			4	–	17		.190
† 1950 Southern Conference tournament winner As of April 30, 1950 Rankings from AP Poll

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 1					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
	1	#8 NC State	67
	6	Virginia Tech	42
						1	#8 NC State	59
						7	Wake Forest	53
	3	George Washington	61
	7	Wake Forest	65
											1	#8 NC State	67
											8	Duke	47
	2	William & Mary	50
	5	North Carolina	47
						2	William & Mary	50
						8	Duke	60
	4	South Carolina	41
	8	Duke	53

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions