1948 SEC men's basketball tournament

1948 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky (10th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (10th title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1947–48 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky †	9	–	0		1.000			36	–	3		.923
Tulane	13	–	1		.929			23	–	3		.885
Tennessee	10	–	2		.833			20	–	5		.800
Alabama	8	–	8		.500			15	–	12		.556
Auburn	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Georgia	6	–	8		.429			18	–	10		.643
Florida	5	–	7		.417			15	–	10		.600
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
Mississippi State	6	–	10		.375			6	–	12		.333
Ole Miss	5	–	9		.357			11	–	12		.478
LSU	4	–	10		.286			8	–	18		.308
Vanderbilt	4	–	11		.267			8	–	14		.364
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1948 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 4–6, 1949, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the fifteenth SEC basketball tournament.

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Georgia Tech in the championship game. The Wildcats would go on to win the 1948 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Georgia	57
					Georgia Tech	60
	Georgia Tech	46
	Alabama	34
									Georgia Tech	50
									Tulane	40
					Vanderbilt	53
					Tulane	67
	Tulane	47
	Auburn	40
													Georgia Tech	43
													Kentucky	54
					Ole Miss	62
					Tennessee	81
	Tennessee	73
	Mississippi State	52
									Tennessee	47
									Kentucky	70
					LSU	47
					Kentucky	63
	Kentucky	87
	Florida	31