1943 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1943 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 25–27, 1943, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the tenth SEC basketball tournament.

1943 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	11
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Tennessee (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Mauer (2nd title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1942–43 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky	8	–	1		.889			17	–	6		.739
LSU	11	–	2		.846			18	–	4		.818
Tennessee †	6	–	3		.667			14	–	4		.778
Mississippi State	13	–	7		.650			14	–	8		.636
Georgia Tech	7	–	4		.636			11	–	5		.688
Vanderbilt	9	–	7		.563			10	–	8		.556
Alabama	9	–	9		.500			10	–	10		.500
Ole Miss	6	–	8		.429			8	–	10		.444
Tulane	4	–	8		.333			4	–	9		.308
Georgia	1	–	8		.111			4	–	13		.235
Auburn	1	–	12		.077			1	–	14		.067
Florida	0	–	6		.000			8	–	7		.533
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

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

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Alabama	41
					LSU	46
	LSU	67
	Auburn	38
									LSU	34
									Tennessee	52
					Tennessee	41
					Vanderbilt	31
													Tennessee	33
													Kentucky	30
					Mississippi State	48
					Georgia Tech	41
									Mississippi State	43
									Kentucky	52
	Georgia	36
	Ole Miss	27
					Georgia	30
					Kentucky	59
	Kentucky	48
	Tulane	31