1951 SEC men's basketball tournament

1951 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1950–51
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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 14 0   1.000 32 2   .941
Vanderbilt 10 4   .714 19 8   .704
Alabama 10 4   .714 15 8   .652
Tulane 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Auburn 6 8   .429 12 10   .545
Georgia 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Florida 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
LSU 6 8   .429 10 14   .417
Georgia Tech 6 8   .429 8 19   .296
Ole Miss 5 9   .357 12 12   .500
Tennessee 5 9   .357 10 13   .435
Mississippi State 2 12   .143 3 16   .158
1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 1–3, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the eighteenth SEC tournament.

The Vanderbilt Commodores won the tournament championship game by beating the Kentucky Wildcats, 61–57. The Commodores season came to a close after the win, while Kentucky would go on to win the 1951 NCAA tournament.

Starting in 1951, the SEC played a round robin schedule and awarded its conference championship to the team with the best regular season record. The winner of the SEC tournament was awarded the title of tournament champion and the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament.