1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (2nd title)
Winning coachEddie Cameron (2nd title)
← 1940
1942 →
1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 14 – 1   .933 19 – 9   .679
South Carolina 8 – 3   .727 15 – 9   .625
William & Mary 8 – 3   .727 15 – 10   .600
Washington and Lee 9 – 4   .692 11 – 11   .500
Duke † 8 – 4   .667 14 – 8   .636
VMI 8 – 4   .667 10 – 6   .625
Richmond 7 – 5   .583 11 – 10   .524
Wake Forest 7 – 6   .538 9 – 9   .500
Clemson 7 – 8   .467 8 – 14   .364
Davidson 5 – 7   .417 11 – 12   .478
North Carolina State 6 – 9   .400 6 – 9   .400
Virginia Tech 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
The Citadel 1 – 8   .111 5 – 13   .278
Furman 1 – 10   .091 4 – 13   .235
Maryland 0 – 13   .000 1 – 21   .045
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27–March 1, 1941, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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
February 27 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 1
         
Duke 38
North Carolina 37
Duke 57
William & Mary 42
William & Mary 52
Wake Forest 34
Duke 53
South Carolina 30
South Carolina 41
Richmond 32
South Carolina 37
VMI 36
Washington and Lee 32
VMI 39

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 10. Retrieved August 28, 2014.