1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–7, 1936 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their sixth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Walter Skidmore.

1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	North Carolina (6th title)
Winning coach	Walter Skidmore (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1935–36 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington and Lee	10	–	1		.909			19	–	2		.905
North Carolina †	13	–	3		.813			21	–	4		.840
North Carolina State	10	–	3		.769			15	–	4		.789
Maryland	4	–	3		.571			14	–	6		.700
Clemson	5	–	5		.500			15	–	7		.682
Duke	4	–	5		.444			20	–	6		.769
Virginia	4	–	8		.333			11	–	13		.458
South Carolina	1	–	6		.143			11	–	8		.579
Virginia Tech	1	–	9		.100			5	–	16		.238
VMI	0	–	10		.000			3	–	14		.176
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

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 5					Semifinals March 6					Finals March 7
	North Carolina		39
	Virginia		21
						North Carolina		31
						NC State		28
	NC State		32
	Clemson		31
											North Carolina		50
											Washington and Lee		45
	Washington and Lee		36
	Virginia Tech		20
						Washington and Lee		32
						Maryland		28
	Maryland		47
	Duke		35

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions