1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–7, 1936 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their sixth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Walter Skidmore.[1]

ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
ChampionsNorth Carolina (6th title)
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1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachWalter Skidmore (1st title)
← 1935
1937 â†’
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1935–36 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington and Lee10–1 .90919–2  .905
North Carolina †13–3 .81321–4  .840
North Carolina State10–3 .76915–4  .789
Maryland4–3 .57114–6  .700
Clemson5–5 .50015–7  .682
Duke4–5 .44420–6  .769
Virginia4–8 .33311–13  .458
South Carolina1–6 .14311–8  .579
Virginia Tech1–9 .1005–16  .238
VMI0–10 .0003–14  .176
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
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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 5
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
North Carolina 39
Virginia 21
North Carolina 31
NC State 28
NC State 32
Clemson 31
North Carolina 50
Washington and Lee 45
Washington and Lee 36
Virginia Tech 20
Washington and Lee 32
Maryland 28
Maryland 47
Duke 35

* Overtime game

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