# 1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season

The 1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball season consisted of a record 23 member institutions. The regular season champions were Maryland and Kentucky. They each had .900%. The tournament champion was Georgia.

## Southern Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Maryland | 9–1 | .900 | 16–4 | .800 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 9–1 | .900 | 15–2 | .882 |
| 3 | Auburn | 9–2 | .818 | 12–3 | .800 |
| 4 | Alabama | 11–3 | .786 | 16–4 | .800 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 6–3 | .667 | 16–5 | .762 |
| 6 | Virginia | 6–3 | .667 | 13–8 | .619 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7–4 | .636 | 19–7 | .731 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 5–3 | .625 | 7–6 | .539 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 8–5 | .615 | 9–6 | .600 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 6–4 | .600 | 10–6 | .625 |
| 11 | Duke | 6–5 | .546 | 14–11 | .560 |
| 12 | Louisiana State | 8–8 | .500 | 11–9 | .550 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 5–5 | .500 | 8–7 | .533 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 2–2 | .500 | 9–7 | .565 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 5–7 | .417 | 8–11 | .421 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 4–7 | .364 | 5–10 | .333 |
| 17 | Tulane | 5–9 | .357 | 6–10 | .375 |
| 18 | Florida | 4–10 | .286 | 8–12 | .400 |
| 19 | Washington & Lee | 3–8 | .273 | 9–10 | .474 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 3–8 | .273 | 8–9 | .471 |
| 21 | Clemson | 2–9 | .182 | 8–12 | .400 |
| 22 | South | 1–7 | .125 | 3–9 | .250 |
| 23 | VMI | 0–9 | .000 | 0–14 | .000 |

## Conference Tournament

The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.
| First Round Friday, February 26 | First Round Friday, February 26 | First Round Friday, February 26 | Second Round Saturday, February 27 | Second Round Saturday, February 27 | Second Round Saturday, February 27 | Semifinals Sunday, February 29 | Semifinals Sunday, February 29 | Semifinals Sunday, February 29 | | Final Monday, March 1 | Final Monday, March 1 | Final Monday, March 1 |
| ? | Maryland | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Florida | 39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Florida | 39 | ? | Florida | 22 | | | | | | | |
| | | | ? | Duke | 33 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Duke | 44 | ? | Duke | 33 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Vanderbilt | 32 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Vanderbilt | 32 | | | | ? | Duke | 32 | | | | |
| | | | | | | ? | Georgia | 43 | | | | |
| ? | Georgia | 48 | | | | | | | ? | Georgia | 43 | | | | |
| ? | Mississippi State | 26 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Mississippi State | 26 | ? | Georgia | 40 | | | | | | | |
| | | | ? | Virginia | 19 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Virginia | 20 | ? | Virginia | 19 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Alabama | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Alabama | 16 | | | | | | | | ? | Georgia | 26 |
| | | | | | | | | | | ? | North Carolina | 24 |
| ? | Auburn | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | ? | North Carolina | 24 |
| ? | North Carolina State | 33 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | North Carolina State | 33 | ? | Auburn | 30 | | | | | | | |
| | | | ? | Louisiana State | 22 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Louisiana State | 36 | ? | Louisiana State | 22 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Georgia Tech | 33 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Georgia Tech | 33 | | | | ? | Auburn | 31 | | | | |
| | | | | | | ? | North Carolina | 52 | | | | |
| ? | North Carolina | 35 | | | | | | | ? | North Carolina | 52 | | | | |
| ? | Tennessee | 25 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | Tennessee | 25 | ? | North Carolina | 43 | | | | | | | |
| | | | ? | Kentucky | 42 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Kentucky | 50 | ? | Kentucky | 42 | | | | | | | |
| ? | Tulane | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |

### First round

* Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate
* Atlanta, Georgia
* February 26, 1932
* Virginia 20, Alabama 16
* North Carolina 35, Tennessee 25
* Duke 44, Vanderbilt 32
* Kentucky 50, Tulane 30
* Florida 39, Maryland 24
* Auburn 34, North Carolina State 33
* Georgia 48, Mississippi State 26
* Louisiana State 36, Georgia Tech 33

### Quarterfinals

* February 27, 1932
* Duke 33, Florida 22
* North Carolina 43, Kentucky 42
* Auburn 30, Louisiana State 22
* Georgia 40, Virginia 19

### Semifinals

* February 29, 1932
* North Carolina 52, Auburn 31
* Georgia 43, Duke 32

### Championship

* March 1, 1932
* Georgia 26, North Carolina 24

### All-Tournament team
#### First Team

* Tom Alexander, North Carolina
* T.W. Lumpkin, Auburn
* Bill Strickland, Georgia
* Virgil Weathers, North Carolina
* Leroy Young, Georgia

#### Second Team

* Louis Berger, Maryland
* Wilmer Hines, North Carolina
* Forest Sale, Kentucky
* Vernon Smith, Georgia
* James Thompson, Duke