1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1956 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Arena Richmond, VA West Virginia 2nd Fred Schaus 2nd The 1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1956 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1956 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 1 SemifinalsMarch 2 FinalsMarch 3 1 George Washington 60 8 Washington and Lee 63 4 Richmond 79 5 William & Mary 62 2 West Virginia 59 7 Davidson 53 3 Virginia Tech 70 6 Furman 84 4 Richmond 65 8 Washington and Lee 56 2 West Virginia 77 6 Furman 74 2 West Virginia 58 4 Richmond 56 * 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