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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsVanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coachBob Polk (1st title)
MVPNone
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky14–0 1.000  32–2  .941
Vanderbilt †10–4 .714  19–8  .704
Alabama10–4 .714  15–8  .652
Tulane8–6 .571  12–12  .500
Auburn6–8 .429  12–10  .545
Georgia6–8 .429  13–11  .542
Florida6–8 .429  11–12  .478
LSU6–8 .429  10–14  .417
Georgia Tech6–8 .429  8–19  .296
Ole Miss5–9 .357  12–12  .500
Tennessee5–9 .357  10–13  .435
Mississippi State2–12 .143  3–16  .158
† 1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Vanderbilt Commodores won the tournament championship game by beating the Kentucky Wildcats, 61–57.[2][3] 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 Kentucky 92  
12 Mississippi State 70  
  1 Kentucky 84  
    8 Auburn 54  
 
  1 Kentucky 82  
  5 Georgia Tech 56  
4 Tulane 66  
9 Florida 62  
  4 Tulane 61
    5 Georgia Tech 63*  
 
  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

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