1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 2, 1946, at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their fifth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gerry Gerard.

1946 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Duke (5th title)
Winning coach	Gerry Gerard (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1945–46 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	13	–	1		.929			30	–	5		.857
Duke †	12	–	2		.857			21	–	6		.778
Virginia Tech	7	–	3		.700			11	–	8		.579
Wake Forest	8	–	5		.615			12	–	6		.667
Maryland	5	–	4		.556			9	–	12		.429
William & Mary	5	–	5		.500			10	–	10		.500
Furman	4	–	4		.500			16	–	3		.842
George Washington	4	–	5		.444			7	–	8		.467
Clemson	5	–	7		.417			9	–	11		.450
North Carolina State	5	–	7		.417			6	–	12		.333
South Carolina	4	–	7		.364			9	–	11		.450
Davidson	5	–	9		.357			13	–	12		.520
Richmond	3	–	7		.300			8	–	12		.400
The Citadel	1	–	6		.143			7	–	11		.389
VMI	1	–	6		.143			1	–	10		.091
Washington and Lee	0	–	4		.000			2	–	11		.154
† 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 February 28					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
	North Carolina		54
	Maryland		27
						North Carolina		29
						Wake Forest		31
	Wake Forest		42
	William & Mary		31
											Duke		49
											Wake Forest		30
	Duke		44
	NC State		38
						Duke		44
						Virginia Tech		38
	Virginia Tech		39
	George Washington		33

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions