1947 SEC men's basketball tournament

1947 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky (9th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (9th title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1946–47 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky †	11	–	0		1.000			34	–	3		.919
LSU	9	–	2		.818			17	–	4		.810
Tennessee	10	–	3		.769			16	–	5		.762
Alabama	13	–	5		.722			16	–	6		.727
Tulane	8	–	4		.667			22	–	9		.710
Georgia Tech	6	–	6		.500			12	–	11		.522
Florida	4	–	4		.500			17	–	9		.654
Vanderbilt	4	–	7		.364			7	–	8		.467
Mississippi State	4	–	9		.308			10	–	11		.476
Georgia	4	–	9		.308			5	–	14		.263
Ole Miss	2	–	11		.154			7	–	14		.333
Auburn	1	–	15		.063			3	–	18		.143
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1947 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 27–March 1, 1947, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the fourteenth SEC basketball tournament.

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tulane in the championship game. The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1947 National Invitation Tournament, losing to Utah in the championship game.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Tennessee	41
					Tulane	47
	Tennessee	58
	Georgia	45
									Tulane	63
									LSU	50
					Florida	45
					LSU	60
	LSU	61
	Ole Miss	36
													Tulane	38
													Kentucky	55
					Alabama	40
					Georgia Tech	43
	Georgia Tech	65
	Mississippi State	52
									Georgia Tech	53
									Kentucky	75
					Auburn	18
					Kentucky	84
	Kentucky	98
	Vanderbilt	29