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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (11th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (11th title)
MVPNone
1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky13–0 1.000  32–2  .941
No. 9 Tulane12–3 .800  24–4  .857
Tennessee8–3 .727  19–7  .731
Vanderbilt9–5 .643  14–8  .636
LSU7–6 .538  15–10  .600
Alabama9–9 .500  13–12  .520
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  11–13  .458
Georgia6–9 .400  17–13  .567
Florida4–8 .333  11–16  .407
Auburn5–11 .313  9–15  .375
Ole Miss4–12 .250  8–13  .381
Mississippi State3–12 .200  4–13  .235
† 1949 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament championship game by beating Tulane, 68–52.[2] 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 Kentucky 73  
9 Florida 36  
  1 Kentucky 70  
    10 Auburn 39  
 
  1 Kentucky 83  
  3 Tennessee 44  
3 Tennessee 73  
12 Mississippi State 46  
  3 Tennessee 74
    11 Ole Miss 49  
 
  1 Kentucky 68
  2 Tulane 52
5 LSU 55  
7 Georgia Tech 53  
  4 Vanderbilt 56
    5 LSU 60  
 
  5 LSU 63
  2 Tulane 72  
2 Tulane 64  
6 Alabama 42  
  8 Georgia 62
    2 Tulane 92  
  • = denotes overtime game

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