1940 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1940 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 28–March 2, 1940, in Knoxville, Tennessee at Alumni Memorial Gym. It was the seventh SEC basketball tournament.

1940 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1939–40
Teams	12
Site	Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, Tennessee
Champions	Kentucky (4th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (4th title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1939–40 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama	14	–	4		.778			18	–	5		.783
Tennessee	7	–	3		.700			14	–	7		.667
Georgia	9	–	4		.692			20	–	6		.769
LSU	8	–	4		.667			10	–	8		.556
Florida	5	–	4		.556			13	–	9		.591
Georgia Tech	6	–	6		.500			7	–	8		.467
Kentucky †	4	–	4		.500			15	–	6		.714
Auburn	6	–	7		.462			7	–	10		.412
Mississippi State	4	–	5		.444			9	–	6		.600
Vanderbilt	5	–	7		.417			10	–	12		.455
Ole Miss	3	–	8		.273			9	–	10		.474
Tulane	2	–	8		.200			2	–	13		.133
Sewanee	0	–	9		.000			2	–	13		.133
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Georgia in the championship game.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Alabama	51
					LSU	25
	LSU	57
	Tulane	44
									Alabama	28
									Georgia	30
					Ole Miss	28
					Georgia	45
	Georgia	48
	Auburn	41
													Georgia	43
													Kentucky	51
					Kentucky	44
					Vanderbilt	34
	Vanderbilt	46
	Mississippi State	36
									Kentucky	30
									Tennessee	29
					Florida	32
					Tennessee	42
	Tennessee	55
	Georgia Tech	43