1952 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1952 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1952 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1952 NCAA tournament.[1]

1952 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1951–52
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (7th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (6th title)
← 1951
1953 →
1951–52 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 West Virginia 15 1   .938 23 4   .852
North Carolina State 12 2   .857 24 10   .706
No. 12 Duke 13 3   .813 24 6   .800
Clemson 11 4   .733 17 7   .708
George Washington 12 6   .667 15 9   .625
Maryland 9 5   .643 13 9   .591
Furman 9 5   .643 18 6   .750
William & Mary 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
South Carolina 8 7   .533 14 10   .583
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 10 19   .345
North Carolina 8 11   .421 12 15   .444
Virginia Tech 3 10   .231 4 16   .200
Richmond 3 11   .214 7 15   .318
Washington and Lee 3 11   .214 6 21   .222
Davidson 4 15   .211 7 18   .280
VMI 2 13   .133 3 21   .125
The Citadel 1 11   .083 8 20   .286
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 #10 West Virginia 77
8 William & Mary 64
1 #10 West Virginia 88
3 #15 Duke 90
3 #15 Duke 51
6 Maryland 48
2 NC State 77
3 #15 Duke 68
2 NC State 73
7 Furman 68
2 NC State 76
5 George Washington 64
4 Clemson 65
5 George Washington 78

* Overtime game

See also

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