1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–9, 1957 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1957 NCAA tournament.

1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1956–57
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia
Champions	West Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (3rd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 West Virginia †	12	–	0		1.000			25	–	5		.833
Washington and Lee	10	–	3		.769			20	–	7		.741
Virginia Tech	12	–	5		.706			14	–	8		.636
Furman	7	–	5		.583			10	–	17		.370
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
The Citadel	5	–	9		.357			11	–	14		.440
Davidson	4	–	8		.333			7	–	20		.259
George Washington	3	–	9		.250			3	–	21		.125
VMI	1	–	13		.071			4	–	22		.154
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 7					Semifinals March 8					Finals March 9
	1	#11 West Virginia	71
	8	Davidson	51
						1	#11 West Virginia	83
						5	Richmond	62
	4	Furman	71
	5	Richmond	90
											1	#11 West Virginia	67
											2	Washington and Lee	52
	2	Washington and Lee	85
	7	The Citadel	62
						2	Washington and Lee	68
						3	Virginia Tech	54
	3	Virginia Tech	64
	6	William & Mary	56

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions