1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1956–57
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsWest Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (3rd title)
← 1956
1958 →
1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 West Virginia 12 0   1.000 25 5   .833
Washington and Lee 10 3   .769 20 7   .741
Virginia Tech 12 5   .706 14 8   .636
Furman 7 5   .583 10 17   .370
Richmond 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
William & Mary 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
The Citadel 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
Davidson 4 8   .333 7 20   .259
George Washington 3 9   .250 3 21   .125
VMI 1 13   .071 4 22   .154
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–9, 1957 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1957 NCAA tournament.[1]