1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Champions	North Carolina State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Everett Case (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1946–47 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina State †	11	–	2		.846			26	–	5		.839
North Carolina	10	–	2		.833			19	–	8		.704
Duke	10	–	4		.714			19	–	8		.704
George Washington	9	–	4		.692			21	–	7		.750
Maryland	9	–	5		.643			14	–	10		.583
Richmond	8	–	5		.615			17	–	9		.654
South Carolina	7	–	5		.583			16	–	9		.640
Washington and Lee	7	–	6		.538			16	–	7		.696
Davidson	7	–	7		.500			17	–	8		.680
William & Mary	6	–	6		.500			14	–	12		.538
Wake Forest	8	–	9		.471			11	–	13		.458
Furman	5	–	7		.417			9	–	10		.474
Virginia Tech	4	–	9		.308			13	–	13		.500
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			7	–	13		.350
The Citadel	1	–	11		.083			5	–	11		.313
VMI	1	–	11		.083			2	–	14		.125
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1947 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 6–8, 1947 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's sixteen 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 6					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	NC State		55
	Maryland		43
						NC State		70
						George Washington		47
	George Washington		70
	Washington and Lee		55
											NC State		50
											North Carolina		48
	North Carolina		55
	Richmond		43
						North Carolina		58
						South Carolina		53
	Duke		54
	South Carolina		56

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions