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.

1952 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1951–52
Teams	8
Site	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Champions	North Carolina State (7th title)
Winning coach	Everett Case (6th title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

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
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1952 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 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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions