1950 SEC men's basketball tournament

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

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

The 1950 tournament was the final edition which awarded its winner the SEC Championship. Starting in 1951, the SEC played a round robin schedule and awarded its conference championship to the team with the best regular season record.

Bracket

	First Round March 2				Second Round March 3				Semifinals March 4				Championship March 4
					Auburn	45
					LSU	73
	LSU	66
	Florida	57
									LSU	79OT
									Tennessee	81
					Tennessee	50
					Vanderbilt	44
	Tennessee	63
	Georgia Tech	56
													Tennessee	58
													#4 Kentucky	95
					Alabama	51OT
					Georgia	52
	Georgia	59
	Ole Miss	58
									Georgia	63
									#4 Kentucky	79
					#4 Kentucky	56
					Mississippi State	46
	Mississippi State	56
	Tulane	47