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1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1954 at the West Virginia Fieldhouse in Morgantown, West Virginia. The George Washington Colonials, led by head coach Bill Reinhart, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1954 NCAA tournament.[1]

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1954 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1953–54
Teams8
SiteWVU Fieldhouse
Morgantown, WV
ChampionsGeorge Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Reinhart (1st title)
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1953–54 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 George Washington †10–0 1.00023–3  .885
Furman6–1 .85723–9  .719
Richmond10–3 .76923–8  .742
West Virginia6–4 .60012–11  .522
William & Mary6–5 .5459–14  .391
VMI6–7 .46211–12  .478
Davidson3–5 .3757–15  .318
Washington and Lee3–9 .2506–17  .261
Virginia Tech3–13 .1883–24  .111
The Citadel1–7 .1252–17  .105
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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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 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 #9 George Washington 76
8 Washington and Lee 64
1 #9 George Washington 83
4 West Virginia 74
4 West Virginia 84
5 William & Mary 69
1 #9 George Washington 83
3 Richmond 70
2 Furman 84
7 Davidson 68
2 Furman 81
3 Richmond 85*
3 Richmond 84
6 VMI 66

* Overtime game

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