1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 29–March 2, 1940, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their seventh Southern Conference title, led by head coach Bill Lange.

1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1939–40
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	North Carolina (7th title)
Winning coach	Bill Lange (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke	13	–	2		.867			19	–	7		.731
North Carolina †	11	–	2		.846			23	–	3		.885
Washington and Lee	7	–	3		.700			13	–	5		.722
Wake Forest	10	–	5		.667			13	–	9		.591
Maryland	7	–	5		.583			14	–	9		.609
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			9	–	12		.429
Richmond	5	–	4		.556			11	–	6		.647
The Citadel	6	–	5		.545			8	–	9		.471
William & Mary	6	–	5		.545			12	–	11		.522
Furman	4	–	6		.400			11	–	11		.500
North Carolina State	5	–	10		.333			8	–	11		.421
Davidson	4	–	11		.267			8	–	13		.381
South Carolina	3	–	10		.231			5	–	13		.278
VMI	2	–	9		.182			3	–	12		.200
Virginia Tech	1	–	9		.100			4	–	15		.211
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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 February 29					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
	Wake Forest		40
	Richmond		34
						Wake Forest		35
						North Carolina		43
	North Carolina		50
	Clemson		41
											North Carolina		43
											Duke		23
	Duke		40
	The Citadel		35
						Duke		44
						Maryland		32
	Maryland		43
	Washington and Lee		30

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions