1949 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1949 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

1949 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1948–49
Teams	12
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky (11th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (11th title)
MVP	None
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	13	–	0		1.000			32	–	2		.941
No. 9 Tulane	12	–	3		.800			24	–	4		.857
Tennessee	8	–	3		.727			19	–	7		.731
Vanderbilt	9	–	5		.643			14	–	8		.636
LSU	7	–	6		.538			15	–	10		.600
Alabama	9	–	9		.500			13	–	12		.520
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			11	–	13		.458
Georgia	6	–	9		.400			17	–	13		.567
Florida	4	–	8		.333			11	–	16		.407
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			9	–	15		.375
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			8	–	13		.381
Mississippi State	3	–	12		.200			4	–	13		.235
† 1949 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament championship game by beating Tulane, 68–52. The Wildcats would go on to win the 8-team 1949 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First Round March 3					Second Round March 4					Semifinals March 5					Championship March 5
	1	#1 Kentucky	73
	9	Florida	36
						1	#1 Kentucky	70
						10	Auburn	39
											1	#1 Kentucky	83
											3	Tennessee	44
	3	Tennessee	73
	12	Mississippi State	46
						3	Tennessee	74
						11	Ole Miss	49
																1	#1 Kentucky	68
																2	#7 Tulane	52
	5	LSU	55
	7	Georgia Tech	53
						4	Vanderbilt	56
						5	LSU	60
											5	LSU	63
											2	#7 Tulane	72
	2	#7 Tulane	64
	6	Alabama	42
						8	Georgia	62
						2	#7 Tulane	92

• = denotes overtime game