1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1958 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1958 NCAA tournament.^[1]

1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1957–58
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (4th title)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (4th title)
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1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 West Virginia †	12	–	0		1.000			26	–	2		.929
Virginia Tech	10	–	5		.667			11	–	8		.579
George Washington	8	–	4		.667			12	–	11		.522
The Citadel	9	–	6		.600			16	–	11		.593
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	12		.538
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Furman	4	–	8		.333			10	–	16		.385
Davidson	4	–	8		.333			9	–	15		.375
Washington and Lee	4	–	9		.308			9	–	16		.360
VMI	1	–	12		.077			4	–	17		.190
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

	Quarterfinals March 6					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	1	#2 West Virginia	91
	8	Davidson	61
						1	#2 West Virginia	81
						5	Richmond	70
	4	The Citadel	59
	5	Richmond	63
											1	#2 West Virginia	74
											6	William & Mary	58
	2	Virginia Tech	61
	6	William & Mary	79
						3	George Washington	56
						6	William & Mary	67
	3	George Washington	73
	7	Furman	59

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2014.