1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1951 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1951 NCAA tournament.

1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1950–51
Teams	8
Site	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Champions	North Carolina State (6th title)
Winning coach	Everett Case (5th title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State †	13	–	1		.929			30	–	7		.811
West Virginia	9	–	3		.750			18	–	9		.667
Clemson	9	–	4		.692			11	–	7		.611
William & Mary	13	–	6		.684			20	–	11		.645
Duke	13	–	6		.684			20	–	13		.606
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			19	–	10		.655
South Carolina	12	–	7		.632			13	–	12		.520
Maryland	11	–	8		.579			15	–	10		.600
North Carolina	9	–	8		.529			12	–	15		.444
Wake Forest	8	–	9		.471			16	–	14		.533
George Washington	8	–	9		.471			12	–	12		.500
Richmond	5	–	10		.333			7	–	14		.333
Washington and Lee	5	–	13		.278			8	–	17		.320
VMI	3	–	11		.214			3	–	18		.143
Davidson	5	–	15		.250			7	–	19		.269
The Citadel	2	–	7		.222			6	–	11		.353
Furman	1	–	13		.071			3	–	20		.130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 6					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	1	#8 NC State	83
	7	South Carolina	53
						1	#8 NC State	54
						8	Maryland	45
	3	Clemson	48
	8	Maryland	50
											1	#8 NC State	67
											5	Duke	63
	5	Duke	64
	6	Virginia Tech	61
						4	William & Mary	69
						5	Duke	71
	2	West Virginia	67
	4	William & Mary	88

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions