1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1961 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Arena Richmond, VA George Washington 2nd Bill Reinhart 2nd The 1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1961 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The George Washington Colonials, led by head coach Bill Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1961 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093117/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/bktny/all_time_mbk_tny_results.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 October 3, 2018 Retrieved August 25, 2014. Format The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 QuarterfinalsMarch 2 SemifinalsMarch 3 FinalsMarch 4 1 #8 West Virginia 89 8 VMI 71 4 William & Mary 86*** 5 Furman 84 2 Virginia Tech 83 7 George Washington 84 3 The Citadel 70 6 Richmond 66 1 #8 West Virginia 76 4 William & Mary 88 3 The Citadel 87 7 George Washington 94 4 William & Mary 82 7 George Washington 93 * Overtime game See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament