1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place in March 1943 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The George Washington Colonials won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Otis Zahn.

1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	George Washington (1st title)
Winning coach	Otis Zahn (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke	12	–	1		.923			20	–	6		.769
George Washington †	8	–	2		.800			17	–	6		.739
South Carolina	6	–	3		.667			13	–	6		.684
Davidson	7	–	4		.636			18	–	6		.750
The Citadel	5	–	3		.625			8	–	5		.615
William & Mary	6	–	4		.600			11	–	10		.524
VMI	7	–	5		.583			8	–	8		.500
North Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			7	–	9		.438
Maryland	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Richmond	4	–	4		.500			11	–	5		.688
North Carolina	8	–	9		.471			12	–	10		.545
Virginia Tech	3	–	6		.333			7	–	7		.500
Washington and Lee	2	–	10		.167			7	–	12		.368
Wake Forest	1	–	10		.091			1	–	10		.091
Clemson	0	–	10		.000			3	–	13		.188
† 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 March 4					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	Davidson		33
	NC State		30
						Davidson		40
						George Washington		47
	George Washington		49
	William & Mary		23
											George Washington		56
											Duke		40
	Duke		57
	VMI		41
						Duke		56
						The Citadel		37
	South Carolina		23
	The Citadel		37

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions