1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–7, 1942 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.

1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Duke (3rd title)
Winning coach	Eddie Cameron (3rd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke †	15	–	1		.938			22	–	2		.917
George Washington	8	–	3		.727			11	–	9		.550
Wake Forest	13	–	5		.722			16	–	8		.667
North Carolina State	9	–	4		.692			15	–	7		.682
William & Mary	8	–	4		.667			15	–	9		.625
South Carolina	8	–	4		.667			12	–	9		.571
North Carolina	9	–	5		.643			14	–	9		.609
Washington and Lee	7	–	7		.500			10	–	15		.400
Furman	7	–	8		.467			10	–	9		.526
Richmond	4	–	8		.333			9	–	9		.500
Virginia Tech	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
VMI	5	–	10		.333			7	–	11		.389
Maryland	3	–	8		.273			7	–	15		.318
Davidson	3	–	9		.250			12	–	13		.480
Clemson	2	–	10		.167			3	–	14		.176
The Citadel	1	–	12		.077			2	–	14		.125
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's sixteen 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
	Duke		59
	Washington and Lee		41
						Duke		54
						Wake Forest		45
	Wake Forest		32
	North Carolina		26
											Duke		45
											NC State		34
	NC State		56
	South Carolina		43
						NC State		53
						William & Mary		52
	George Washington		43
	William & Mary		44

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions