1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Washington and Lee (2nd title)
Winning coach	Harry Young (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1936–37 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington and Lee †	11	–	1		.917			17	–	4		.810
North Carolina	14	–	3		.824			18	–	5		.783
Wake Forest	9	–	4		.692			15	–	6		.714
North Carolina State	14	–	7		.667			15	–	9		.625
Duke	11	–	6		.647			15	–	8		.652
South Carolina	7	–	4		.636			13	–	7		.650
Richmond	5	–	4		.556			13	–	7		.650
Virginia	6	–	7		.462			9	–	10		.474
Furman	3	–	4		.429			8	–	7		.533
Davidson	5	–	8		.385			13	–	10		.565
Maryland	5	–	8		.385			8	–	12		.400
Virginia Tech	4	–	9		.308			6	–	11		.353
VMI	5	–	11		.313			6	–	11		.353
Clemson	2	–	7		.222			6	–	15		.286
The Citadel	0	–	5		.000			7	–	12		.368
William & Mary	0	–	13		.000			0	–	18		.000
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1937 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington and Lee Generals won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry Young.

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 4					Semifinals March 5					Finals March 6
	Washington and Lee		42
	South Carolina		22
						Washington and Lee		27
						NC State		23
	NC State		42
	Maryland		35
											Washington and Lee		44
											North Carolina		33
	Wake Forest		33
	Richmond		24
						Wake Forest		35
						North Carolina		37
	North Carolina		34
	Duke		30

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions