1949 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1949 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1948–49
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (11th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (11th title)
MVPNone
← 
1950 →
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[1]

The 1949 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 3–5, 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament championship game by beating Tulane, 68–52.[2] The Wildcats would go on to win the 8-team 1949 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket[]

First Round
March 3 		Second Round
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Championship
March 5
            
1 #1 Kentucky 73
9 Florida 36
1 #1 Kentucky 70
10 Auburn 39
1 #1 Kentucky 83
3 Tennessee 44
3 Tennessee 73
12 Mississippi State 46
3 Tennessee 74
11 Ole Miss 49
1 #1 Kentucky 68
2 #7 Tulane 52
5 LSU 55
7 Georgia Tech 53
4 Vanderbilt 56
5 LSU 60
5 LSU 63
2 #7 Tulane 72
2 #7 Tulane 64
6 Alabama 42
8 Georgia 62
2 #7 Tulane 92
  • = denotes overtime game

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2019-20 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. p. 68. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
Retrieved from ""