1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Duke (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eddie Cameron (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

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
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1941 Rankings from AP Poll

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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions