1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams14
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsVanderbilt Commodores (1st title)
Winning coachJosh Cody (1st title)
Top scorerJim Stuart (Vanderbilt)
(64 points)
1926–27 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina9–1 .90014–4  .778
Vanderbilt†7–1 .87520–4  .833
Georgia Tech8–2 .80017–10  .630
Auburn12–4 .75013–6  .684
Washington and Lee6–2 .75010–6  .625
Mississippi10–4 .71413–5  .722
NC State5–2 .71412–5  .706
North Carolina7–3 .70017–7  .708
Maryland6–4 .60010–10  .500
Mississippi State7–5 .58317–7  .708
Tennessee5–4 .5567–12  .368
Alabama4–5 .4445–8  .385
Virginia5–7 .4179–10  .474
Tulane7–10 .4127–10  .412
LSU3–5 .3757–9  .438
Georgia3–6 .33314–8  .636
Virginia Tech2–6 .2506–8  .429
Kentucky1–6 .1433–13  .188
Clemson1–7 .1252–13  .133
Florida1–8 .1116–20  .231
VMI0–7 .0004–11  .267
Sewanee0–10 .0003–11  .214
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1927
Rankings from none

The 1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–March 1, 1927, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Vanderbilt Commodores won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Josh Cody.[1]

Bracket

First round
February 25 		Quarterfinals
February 26 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 1
            
Maryland Bye
Maryland 22
Georgia 27
Georgia 36
VMI 14
Georgia 23
North Carolina 20
VPI 33
Auburn 38
Auburn 13
North Carolina 28
Tennessee 17
North Carolina 32
Georgia 44
Vanderbilt 46
South Carolina 32
NC State 26
South Carolina 32
Georgia Tech 18
Georgia Tech 40
Mississippi Aggies 24
South Carolina 25
Vanderbilt 31
Vanderbilt 44
Washington and Lee 32
Vanderbilt 32
Mississippi 20
Mississippi Bye

* Overtime game

Championship

March 1
Georgia 44, Vanderbilt 46
Pts: George Keen 18 Pts: Jim Stuart 19

All-Southern tournament team

Player Position Class Team
John McCall G Senior Vanderbilt
Walter Forbes G Senior Georgia
George Keen F Senior Georgia
Paul Dear F Junior VPI
Jim Stuart C Junior Vanderbilt

See also

References

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