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1962-63 Southern Conference Season Summary

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Record: 108-118, .478 W-L% (15th of 17)
*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: 1 (West Virginia)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 West Virginia* RT 11 2 .846 23 8 .742
2 Davidson  8 3 .727 20 7 .741
3 William & Mary  10 5 .667 15 9 .625
4 Furman  9 6 .600 14 14 .500
5 Virginia Tech  6 6 .500 12 12 .500
5 George Washington  6 6 .500 8 15 .348
7 Virginia Military Institute  6 10 .375 6 15 .286
8 Richmond  3 13 .188 7 18 .280
9 Citadel  2 10 .167 3 20 .130

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 Final
West Virginia 5 3 6 7     9   6              

NCAA Tournament

Regional Third Place
West Virginia won (83-73) versus New York University (East Regional)

First Round
West Virginia won (77-71) versus Connecticut (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
West Virginia lost (97-88) versus Saint Joseph's (East Regional)