1942 SEC men's basketball tournament

1942 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (5th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (5th title)
1941–42 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee 7 1   .875 19 3   .864
Alabama 13 4   .765 18 6   .750
Kentucky 6 2   .750 19 6   .760
LSU 8 3   .727 8 7   .533
Auburn 9 5   .643 11 6   .647
Mississippi State 9 6   .600 13 7   .650
Georgia 5 8   .385 7 10   .412
Georgia Tech 4 7   .364 8 8   .500
Florida 3 8   .273 8 9   .471
Vanderbilt 3 8   .273 7 9   .438
Tulane 3 9   .250 4 12   .250
Ole Miss 3 12   .200 4 15   .211
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1942 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 26–28, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the ninth SEC basketball tournament.

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game. The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1942 NCAA tournament earning the first invitation for an SEC team. They would lose to Dartmouth in the semifinals.