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1961-62 Southern Conference Season Summary

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Record: 111-114, .493 W-L% (16th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: West Virginia
Tournament Champion: West Virginia

NCAA Tournament: 1 (West Virginia)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 West Virginia* RT 12 1 .923 24 6 .800
2 Virginia Tech  9 3 .750 19 6 .760
3 Furman  8 5 .615 15 12 .556
4 George Washington  6 7 .462 9 15 .375
5 Davidson  5 6 .455 14 11 .560
6 Virginia Military Institute  6 8 .429 9 11 .450
7 William & Mary  5 11 .313 7 17 .292
7 Richmond  5 11 .313 6 21 .222
9 Citadel  4 8 .333 8 15 .348

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 Final
West Virginia   5 7                      

NCAA Tournament

First Round
West Virginia lost (90-75) versus Villanova (East Regional)