1923 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament

1923 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	26
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	Mississippi Aggies (1st title)
Top scorer	Bill Redd (Chattanooga) (62 points)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1922–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	5	–	0		1.000			15	–	1		.938
Vanderbilt	2	–	0		1.000			16	–	8		.667
Tulane	5	–	1		.833			15	–	3		.833
Tennessee	3	–	1		.750			15	–	2		.882
Mississippi State†	8	–	3		.727			15	–	4		.789
Washington and Lee	4	–	2		.667			7	–	8		.467
Georgia Tech	5	–	3		.625			9	–	9		.500
Alabama	3	–	3		.500			20	–	5		.800
Clemson	3	–	3		.500			11	–	6		.647
Georgia	3	–	3		.500			11	–	8		.579
Auburn	2	–	3		.400			7	–	7		.500
Mississippi	2	–	4		.333			8	–	7		.533
Virginia Tech	1	–	2		.333			13	–	6		.684
NC State	1	–	2		.333			5	–	8		.385
Virginia	1	–	3		.250			12	–	5		.706
South Carolina	0	–	3		.000			6	–	13		.316
Florida	0	–	3		.000			2	–	5		.286
Kentucky	0	–	5		.000			3	–	10		.231
LSU	0	–	6		.000			10	–	10		.500
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1923 Rankings from none

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

Main article: 1923 College Basketball All-Southern 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

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions