1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

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1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteGreenville, SC
ChampionsMississippi College Choctaws (1st title)
Winning coachGeorge Bohler (1st title)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
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The 1926 SIAA men's basketball tournament took place March 3–March 6, 1927, at Greenville. The Mississippi College Choctaws won their first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, led by head coach George Bohler.[1]

Bracket[edit]

First round
March 3
Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
            
The Citadel
Bye
The Citadel 37
Newberry 19
Newberry 34
Stetson 21
The Citadel 36
Furman 26
Furman
Bye
Furman 17
Howard 15
Wofford 19
Howard 26
The Citadel 23
Mississippi College 41
Mercer
Bye
Mercer 37
Charleston 23
Chattanooga 20
Charleston 38
Mercer 22
Mississippi College 39
Kentucky Wesleyan
Bye
Kentucky Wesleyan 26
Mississippi College 36
Mississippi College 41
Presbyterian 19

Consolation game[edit]

March 6
Furman 25, Mercer 37
Greenville, SC

Championship[edit]

March 6
The Citadel 23, Mississippi College 41
Greenville, SC

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS), Class of 1926, Page 128 of 258".