You Are Here > SR/CBB > Conferences > Southeastern Conference > 1959-60

News: s-r blog:1943-1998 College Basketball Stats, 8000+ Team Seasons

1959-60 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

Previous Season ▪ Next Season

Record: 155-133, .538 W-L% (7th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Auburn

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Georgia Tech)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 2 (Georgia Tech and Kentucky)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Auburn and Georgia Tech)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Auburn R 12 2 .857 19 3 .864
2 Georgia Tech*  11 3 .786 22 6 .786
3 Kentucky  10 4 .714 18 7 .720
4 Mississippi  8 6 .571 15 9 .625
4 Tulane  8 6 .571 13 11 .542
6 Vanderbilt  7 7 .500 14 9 .609
6 Tennessee  7 7 .500 12 11 .522
8 Georgia  6 8 .429 12 13 .480
9 Mississippi State  5 9 .357 12 13 .480
10 Alabama  4 10 .286 7 17 .292
11 Florida  3 11 .214 6 16 .273
11 Louisiana State  3 11 .214 5 18 .217

AP Poll Summary

School 12/22 12/29 1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23 3/1 Final
Auburn               17 17 13 11 11
Georgia Tech 8 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 13
Kentucky 13 13   17 16 15            

NCAA Tournament

Regional Semifinal
Georgia Tech won (57-54) versus Ohio (Mideast Regional)

Regional Final
Georgia Tech lost (86-69) versus Ohio State (Mideast Regional)