1951 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1951 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 1–3, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

1951 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1950–51
Teams	12
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Vanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coach	Bob Polk (1st title)
MVP	None
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	14	–	0		1.000			32	–	2		.941
Vanderbilt †	10	–	4		.714			19	–	8		.704
Alabama	10	–	4		.714			15	–	8		.652
Tulane	8	–	6		.571			12	–	12		.500
Auburn	6	–	8		.429			12	–	10		.545
Georgia	6	–	8		.429			13	–	11		.542
Florida	6	–	8		.429			11	–	12		.478
LSU	6	–	8		.429			10	–	14		.417
Georgia Tech	6	–	8		.429			8	–	19		.296
Ole Miss	5	–	9		.357			12	–	12		.500
Tennessee	5	–	9		.357			10	–	13		.435
Mississippi State	2	–	12		.143			3	–	16		.158
† 1951 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Vanderbilt Commodores won the tournament championship game by beating the Kentucky Wildcats, 61–57. The Commodores season came to a close after the win, while Kentucky would go on to win the 16-team 1951 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First Round March 1					Second Round March 2					Semifinals March 3					Championship March 3
	1	#1 Kentucky	92
	12	Mississippi State	70
						1	#1 Kentucky	84
						8	Auburn	54
											1	#1 Kentucky	82
											5	Georgia Tech	56
	4	Tulane	66
	9	Florida	62
						4	Tulane	61
						5	Georgia Tech	63*
																1	#1 Kentucky	57
																2	Vanderbilt	61
	3	Alabama	42
	10	Ole Miss	44
						11	Ole Miss	57
						6	LSU	62
											6	LSU	63
											2	Vanderbilt	75
	2	Vanderbilt	88
	11	Tennessee	52
						7	Georgia	60
						2	Vanderbilt	70

• = denotes overtime game