1949 SEC men's basketball tournament

1949 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1948–49
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (11th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (11th title)
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 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.

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.