1961_Southern_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1961 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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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 William Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1961 NCAA tournament.[1]

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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

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Finals
March 4
         
1 #8 West Virginia 89
8 VMI 71
1 #8 West Virginia 76
4 William & Mary 88
4 William & Mary 86***
5 Furman 84
4 William & Mary 82
7 George Washington 93
2 Virginia Tech 83
7 George Washington 84
3 The Citadel 87
7 George Washington 94
3 The Citadel 70
6 Richmond 66

* Overtime game

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References

  1. [1]
    Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 18. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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