1949 SEC men's basketball tournament

1949 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season194849
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (11th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (11th title)
1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky130 1.000322  .941
No. 9 Tulane123 .800244  .857
Tennessee83 .727197  .731
Vanderbilt95 .643148  .636
LSU76 .5381510  .600
Alabama99 .5001312  .520
Georgia Tech79 .4381113  .458
Georgia69 .4001713  .567
Florida48 .3331116  .407
Auburn511 .313915  .375
Ole Miss412 .250813  .381
Mississippi State312 .200413  .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.