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1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1958 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1957–58
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (4th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (4th title)
← 1957
1959 →
1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
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

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]

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 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

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References

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