1990 SEC men's basketball tournament

1990 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams9
SiteOrlando Arena
Orlando, Florida
ChampionsAlabama (5th title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (3rd title)
MVPMelvin Cheatum (Alabama)
Attendance75,982
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports
ABC (Championship game)
1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia135 .722209  .690
No. 23 Alabama126 .667269  .743
No. 19 LSU126 .667239  .719
Tennessee108 .5561614  .533
Kentucky108 .5561414  .500
Ole Miss810 .4441317  .433
Auburn810 .4441318  .419
Mississippi State711 .3891614  .533
Vanderbilt711 .3892114  .600
Florida315 .167721  .250
1990 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 70–51.

Television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were regionally syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the championship game was nationally televised on ABC.

Note: The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was not qualified to participate in either the SEC or NCAA tournaments of 1990 and 1991 due to NCAA probation.