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1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1955–56
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (2nd title)
← 1955
1957 →
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Washington 10 2   .833 19 7   .731
No. 20 West Virginia 10 2   .833 21 9   .700
Virginia Tech 10 7   .588 14 11   .560
Richmond 8 6   .571 16 13   .552
William & Mary 9 7   .563 12 14   .462
Furman 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Davidson 5 7   .417 10 15   .400
Washington and Lee 5 8   .385 12 16   .429
VMI 3 11   .214 4 19   .174
The Citadel 0 10   .000 2 19   .095
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1956
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 George Washington 60
8 Washington and Lee 63
4 Richmond 65
8 Washington and Lee 56
4 Richmond 79
5 William & Mary 62
2 West Virginia 58
4 Richmond 56
2 West Virginia 59
7 Davidson 53
2 West Virginia 77
6 Furman 74
3 Virginia Tech 70
6 Furman 84

* Overtime game

See also

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References

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