1960 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1960 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–27, 1960 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1960 NCAA tournament.

1960 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1959–60
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (6th title)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (6th title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1959–60 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Virginia Tech	12	–	1		.923			20	–	6		.769
No. 5 West Virginia †	9	–	2		.818			26	–	5		.839
William & Mary	10	–	5		.667			15	–	11		.577
The Citadel	8	–	4		.667			15	–	8		.652
George Washington	7	–	5		.583			15	–	11		.577
Furman	6	–	7		.462			9	–	16		.360
VMI	3	–	11		.214			4	–	16		.200
Richmond	2	–	12		.143			7	–	18		.280
Davidson	0	–	10		.000			5	–	19		.208
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 25					Semifinals February 26					Finals February 27
	1	Virginia Tech	78
	8	Richmond	58
						1	Virginia Tech	88
						5	George Washington	52
	4	The Citadel	60
	5	George Washington	74
											1	Virginia Tech	72
											2	#7 West Virginia	82
	2	#7 West Virginia	90
	7	VMI	83
						2	#7 West Virginia	117
						3	William & Mary	83
	3	William & Mary	82
	6	Furman	74

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions