# 1923 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament

The 1923 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament took place between teams of both the Southern Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from February 27–March 3, 1923, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Mississippi Aggies won their first Southern Conference title. After MSU won the tournament, a celebration broke out in downtown Starkville. A bonfire was built, and when firemen arrived to put it out, students chopped up their water hose and even hit one of the firemen over the head with a bugle.

## Bracket

| First round February 27 | First round February 27 | Second round February 28 | Second round February 28 | Quarterfinals March 1 | Quarterfinals March 1 | Semifinals March 2 | Semifinals March 2 | Semifinals March 2 | Finals March 3 | Finals March 3 | Finals March 3 |
| VPI | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | VPI | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Vanderbilt | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | 36 | Vanderbilt | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | 10 | | | VPI | 23 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chattanooga | 38 | | | | | | |
| Chattanooga | 43 | | | | | Chattanooga | 38 | | | | | | |
| Georgetown | 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown | 27 | Chattanooga | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Chattanooga | 24 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mercer | 19 | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | | | | | Mercer | 19 | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | South Carolina | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Alabama | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| Wofford | 25 | Alabama | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 44 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 44 | | | Alabama | 23 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mercer | 28 | | | | | | |
| Newberry | | | | | | Mercer | 28 | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Newberry | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mercer | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Mercer | 45 | Mercer | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | 24 | | | | | | | | | Chattanooga | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mississippi A&M | 31 |
| Georgia | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | Mississippi A&M | 31 |
| Tennessee | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | 19 | Georgia | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgia | 22 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgia Tech | 27 | | | | | | |
| Centre | 27 | | | | | Georgia Tech | 27 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 23 | Centre | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Georgia Tech | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | | Georgia Tech | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | Georgia Tech | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mississippi A&M | 25 | | | |
| North Carolina | 28 | | | | | | | | Mississippi A&M | 25 | | | |
| Mississippi College | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi College | 21 | North Carolina | 32 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mississippi | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | | Mississippi | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | Mississippi | 25 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mississippi A&M | 33 | | | | | | |
| Furman | 40 | | | | | Mississippi A&M | 33 | | | | | | |
| Millsaps | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Millsaps | 21 | Furman | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mississippi A&M | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi A&M | | Mississippi A&M | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Overtime game

### Championship

* March 3
Chattanooga 21, Mississippi A&M 31 :
| Pts: Yarnell Barnes 8 | Pts: B. E. Norris 12 |
* Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Referees: Stanley Sutton

## All-Southern tournament team

| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| K. P. Gatchell | G | Junior | Mississippi A&M |
| Baby Roane | G | Junior | Georgia Tech |
| H. G. Perkins | F | Senior | Mississippi A&M |
| Consuello Smith | F | Senior | Mercer |
| Bill Redd | C | Senior | Chattanooga |