1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1961–62
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (7th title)
Winning coach	George King (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1961–62 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia †	12	–	1		.923			24	–	6		.800
Virginia Tech	9	–	3		.750			19	–	6		.760
Furman	8	–	5		.615			15	–	12		.556
George Washington	6	–	7		.462			9	–	15		.375
Davidson	5	–	6		.455			14	–	11		.560
VMI	6	–	8		.429			9	–	11		.450
The Citadel	4	–	8		.333			8	–	15		.348
Richmond	5	–	11		.313			6	–	21		.222
William & Mary	5	–	11		.313			7	–	17		.292
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1962 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1962 NCAA tournament.

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 March 1					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
	1	West Virginia	97
	8	Richmond	75
						1	West Virginia	86
						4	George Washington	73
	4	George Washington	85
	5	Davidson	81
											1	West Virginia	88
											2	Virginia Tech	72
	2	Virginia Tech	101
	7	The Citadel	83
						2	Virginia Tech	70
						6	VMI	66
	3	Furman	61
	6	VMI	76

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions