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. It was the sixteenth SEC basketball tournament.

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)
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 1949 NCAA tournament and play in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to Loyola.

Bracket

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