1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1957 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia West Virginia 3rd Fred Schaus 3rd The 1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–9, 1957 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1957 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 17. 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 27, 2014. Format The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 FinalsMarch 9 high 1 #11 West Virginia 71 8 1956 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 51 4 1956 Furman Paladins Furman 71 5 1956 Richmond Spiders Richmond 90 2 1956 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee 85 7 The Citadel 62 3 1956 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 64 6 1956 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary 56 1 #11 West Virginia 83 5 Richmond 62 2 Washington and Lee 68 3 Virginia Tech 54 1 #11 West Virginia 67 2 Washington and Lee 52 * 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