1930 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1930 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	16
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	Alabama (1st title)
Winning coach	Hank Crisp (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1929–30 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama †	10	–	0		1.000			20	–	0		1.000
Duke	9	–	1		.900			18	–	2		.900
Kentucky	9	–	1		.900			16	–	3		.842
Washington and Lee	9	–	2		.818			16	–	4		.800
Tennessee	7	–	2		.778			13	–	4		.765
Georgia	7	–	3		.700			17	–	6		.739
Tulane	7	–	3		.700			16	–	7		.696
Clemson	8	–	4		.667			16	–	9		.640
Sewanee	5	–	3		.625			9	–	11		.450
Maryland	8	–	5		.615			16	–	6		.727
NC State	7	–	5		.583			11	–	6		.647
Ole Miss	6	–	6		.500			6	–	7		.462
LSU	6	–	7		.462			10	–	11		.476
Florida	2	–	3		.400			10	–	4		.714
Georgia Tech	5	–	8		.385			11	–	13		.458
North Carolina	4	–	7		.364			14	–	11		.560
VMI	2	–	6		.250			4	–	10		.286
Mississippi A&M	2	–	7		.222			5	–	8		.385
Virginia	2	–	8		.200			3	–	12		.200
Virginia Tech	2	–	10		.167			5	–	14		.263
Vanderbilt	1	–	9		.100			6	–	16		.273
Auburn	1	–	10		.091			1	–	10		.091
South Carolina	0	–	10		.000			6	–	10		.375
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1930 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1930, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Alabama Crimson Tide won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Hank Crisp.

Format

The top sixteen finishers of the conference's twenty-three 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

	First Round February 27					Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 3					Finals March 4
		Alabama	31
		Clemson	22
							Alabama	29
							Georgia	26
		Georgia	26
		North Carolina	17
												Alabama	32
												Tennessee	22
		Tennessee	28
		VMI	20
							Tennessee	38
							Washington & Lee	29
		Washington & Lee	33
		Ole Miss	29
																	Alabama	31
																	Duke	24
		Duke	43
		LSU	34
							Duke	44
							Georgia Tech	35
		Georgia Tech	53
		Tulane	31
												Duke	37
												Kentucky	32
		Kentucky	26
		Maryland	21
							Kentucky	44
							Sewanee	22
		Sewanee	25
		NC State	19

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions