1950 SEC men's basketball tournament

1950 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1949–50
Teams	12
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky (12th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (12th title)
MVP	None
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †	11	–	2		.846			25	–	5		.833
Vanderbilt	11	–	3		.786			17	–	8		.680
Auburn	12	–	6		.667			17	–	7		.708
Tulane	8	–	4		.667			15	–	7		.682
Alabama	8	–	9		.471			9	–	12		.429
Georgia	6	–	7		.462			15	–	9		.625
Tennessee	5	–	6		.455			15	–	11		.577
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			14	–	13		.519
LSU	5	–	8		.385			13	–	12		.520
Mississippi State	6	–	10		.375			7	–	11		.389
Florida	4	–	10		.286			9	–	14		.391
Ole Miss	4	–	13		.235			8	–	17		.320
† 1950 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

The Kentucky won the tournament championship game by beating the Tennessee, 95–58. The Wildcats would play in the 12-team 1950 National Invitation Tournament, losing to eventual champion CCNY in the second round. No SEC teams played in the 8-team 1950 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First Round March 2					Second Round March 3					Semifinals March 4					Championship March 4
						1	#4 Kentucky	56
						10	Mississippi State	46
	10	Mississippi State	56
	4	Tulane	47
											1	#4 Kentucky	79
											4	Georgia	63
	6	Georgia	59
	12	Ole Miss	58
						5	Alabama	51
						6	Georgia	52*
																1	#4 Kentucky	95
																7	Tennessee	58
						3	Auburn	45
						9	LSU	73
	11	Florida	57
	9	LSU	66
											9	LSU	79
											7	Tennessee	81*
	7	Tennessee	63
	8	Georgia Tech	56
						7	Tennessee	50
						2	Vanderbilt	44

• = denotes overtime game