1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1951 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1951 NCAA tournament.[1]

1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1950–51
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (6th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (5th title)
← 1950
1952 →
1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State 13 1   .929 30 7   .811
West Virginia 9 3   .750 18 9   .667
Clemson 9 4   .692 11 7   .611
William & Mary 13 6   .684 20 11   .645
Duke 13 6   .684 20 13   .606
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 19 10   .655
South Carolina 12 7   .632 13 12   .520
Maryland 11 8   .579 15 10   .600
North Carolina 9 8   .529 12 15   .444
Wake Forest 8 9   .471 16 14   .533
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 12   .500
Richmond 5 10   .333 7 14   .333
Washington and Lee 5 13   .278 8 17   .320
VMI 3 11   .214 3 18   .143
Davidson 5 15   .250 7 19   .269
The Citadel 2 7   .222 6 11   .353
Furman 1 13   .071 3 20   .130
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 #8 NC State 83
7 South Carolina 53
1 #8 NC State 54
8 Maryland 45
3 Clemson 48
8 Maryland 50
1 #8 NC State 67
5 Duke 63
5 Duke 64
6 Virginia Tech 61
4 William & Mary 69
5 Duke 71
2 West Virginia 67
4 William & Mary 88

* Overtime game

See also

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