1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1955 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Arena Richmond, VA West Virginia 1st Fred Schaus 1st The 1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1955 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1955 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 16. 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 3 SemifinalsMarch 4 FinalsMarch 5 1 West Virginia 73 8 VMI 66 4 Washington and Lee 97 5 Furman 63 2 #13 George Washington 74 7 Davidson 36 3 Richmond 90 6 William & Mary 75 1 West Virginia 89 4 Washington and Lee 74 2 #13 George Washington 67 3 Richmond 65 1 West Virginia 58 2 #13 George Washington 48 * 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