1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28 to March 2, 1963, at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their eighth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1963 NCAA tournament.

1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1962–63
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (8th title)
Winning coach	George King (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1962–63 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia †	11	–	2		.846			23	–	8		.742
Davidson	8	–	3		.727			20	–	7		.741
William & Mary	10	–	5		.667			15	–	9		.625
Furman	9	–	6		.600			14	–	14		.500
George Washington	6	–	6		.500			8	–	15		.348
Virginia Tech	6	–	6		.500			12	–	12		.500
VMI	6	–	10		.375			6	–	15		.286
Richmond	3	–	13		.188			7	–	18		.280
The Citadel	2	–	10		.167			3	–	20		.130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. The 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
	1	West Virginia	75
	8	Richmond	44
						1	West Virginia	81
						4	Furman	63
	4	Furman	57
	5	George Washington	54
											1	West Virginia	79
											2	Davidson	74
	2	Davidson	108
	7	VMI	71
						2	Davidson	75
						6	Virginia Tech	67
	3	William & Mary	72
	6	Virginia Tech	74

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions