1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1949–50
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (5th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (4th title)
1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 NC State †12–2 .85727–6  .818
William & Mary12–4 .75023–9  .719
George Washington12–4 .75017–8  .680
South Carolina12–5 .70613–9  .591
North Carolina13–6 .68417–12  .586
Virginia Tech9–5 .64316–9  .640
Wake Forest11–8 .57914–16  .467
Duke9–7 .56315–15  .500
Clemson8–8 .50010–10  .500
Davidson6–12 .33310–16  .385
Furman4–8 .3339–12  .429
Washington and Lee4–9 .3088–12  .400
Maryland5–13 .2787–18  .280
Richmond4–13 .2358–16  .333
The Citadel2–10 .1674–16  .200
VMI2–11 .1544–17  .190
† 1950 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1950 at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1950 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
         
1 #8 NC State 67
6 Virginia Tech 42
1 #8 NC State 59
7 Wake Forest 53
3 George Washington 61
7 Wake Forest 65
1 #8 NC State 67
8 Duke 47
2 William & Mary 50
5 North Carolina 47
2 William & Mary 50
8 Duke 60
4 South Carolina 41
8 Duke 53

* Overtime game

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