1926 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1926 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	16
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (4th title)
Winning coach	Harlan Sanborn (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1925–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky	8	–	0		1.000			15	–	3		.833
North Carolina†	7	–	0		1.000			20	–	5		.800
Mississippi	8	–	1		.889			16	–	2		.889
Maryland	7	–	1		.875			14	–	3		.824
Georgia	9	–	4		.692			18	–	6		.750
South Carolina	4	–	2		.667			9	–	5		.643
NC State	5	–	3		.625			20	–	3		.870
Mississippi A&M	5	–	3		.625			14	–	8		.636
Tulane	10	–	7		.588			11	–	7		.611
Alabama	6	–	6		.500			10	–	11		.476
Virginia	4	–	4		.500			9	–	6		.600
LSU	4	–	5		.444			9	–	9		.500
VMI	3	–	5		.375			8	–	6		.571
Georgia Tech	4	–	10		.286			6	–	11		.353
Virginia Tech	2	–	5		.286			3	–	10		.231
Washington and Lee	2	–	6		.250			9	–	7		.563
Tennessee	1	–	3		.250			9	–	8		.529
Vanderbilt	2	–	7		.222			8	–	18		.308
Auburn	1	–	7		.125			5	–	10		.333
Clemson	1	–	7		.125			4	–	17		.190
Sewanee	0	–	2		.000			4	–	6		.400
Florida	0	–	3		.000			7	–	7		.500
† Southern Conference Tournament winner As of April 30, 1926 Rankings from none

The 1926 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–March 2, 1926, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harlan Sanborn. Jack Cobb was Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year.

Bracket

	First round February 26					Quarterfinals February 27					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
		North Carolina	52
		Clemson	21
							North Carolina	25
							Virginia	23
		Virginia	29
		Tulane	25
												North Carolina	38
												Mississippi	23
		Alabama	27
		Georgia Tech	30
							Georgia Tech	24
							Mississippi	35
		Sewanee	16
		Mississippi	50
																	North Carolina	37
																	Mississippi A&M	23
		Kentucky	32
		VMI	25
							Kentucky	39
							Georgia	34
		Tennessee	25
		Georgia	48
												Kentucky	26
												Mississippi A&M	31
		NC State	32
		Auburn	27
							NC State	29
							Mississippi A&M	32
		Mississippi A&M	22
		Maryland	19

* Overtime game

Championship

March 2

North Carolina 37, Mississippi A&M 23
Pts: Jack Cobb 19		Pts: W. B. Ricks 8

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Referees: Sutton

All-Southern tournament team

Main article: 1926 College Basketball All-Southern Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Arthur Newcombe	G	Senior	North Carolina
Bunn Hackney	G	Junior	North Carolina
Jack Cobb	F	Senior	North Carolina
Earl Johnson	F	Senior	Mississippi
H. L. Stone	C	Junior	Mississippi A&M

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions