1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1954–55
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (1st title)
← 1954
1956 →
1954–55 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 West Virginia 9 1   .900 19 11   .633
No. 14 George Washington 8 2   .800 24 6   .800
Richmond 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Washington and Lee 8 5   .615 16 13   .552
Furman 6 4   .600 17 10   .630
William & Mary 7 5   .583 11 14   .440
Davidson 4 6   .400 8 13   .381
VMI 4 9   .308 8 15   .348
Virginia Tech 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
The Citadel 0 10   .000 0 17   .000
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1955 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1955 NCAA tournament.[1]