1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28 to March 2, 1963, at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their eighth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1963 NCAA tournament.[1]

1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1962–63
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (8th title)
Winning coachGeorge King (2nd title)
← 1962
1964 →
1962–63 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia 11 2   .846 23 8   .742
Davidson 8 3   .727 20 7   .741
William & Mary 10 5   .667 15 9   .625
Furman 9 6   .600 14 14   .500
George Washington 6 6   .500 8 15   .348
Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 12 12   .500
VMI 6 10   .375 6 15   .286
Richmond 3 13   .188 7 18   .280
The Citadel 2 10   .167 3 20   .130
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1963
Rankings from AP Poll

Format edit

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 West Virginia 75
8 Richmond 44
1 West Virginia 81
4 Furman 63
4 Furman 57
5 George Washington 54
1 West Virginia 79
2 Davidson 74
2 Davidson 108
7 VMI 71
2 Davidson 75
6 Virginia Tech 67
3 William & Mary 72
6 Virginia Tech 74

* Overtime game

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