1951 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195051
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsVanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coachBob Polk (1st title)
MVPNone
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky140 1.000322  .941
Vanderbilt104 .714198  .704
Alabama104 .714158  .652
Tulane86 .5711212  .500
Auburn68 .4291210  .545
Georgia68 .4291311  .542
Florida68 .4291112  .478
LSU68 .4291014  .417
Georgia Tech68 .429819  .296
Ole Miss59 .3571212  .500
Tennessee59 .3571013  .435
Mississippi State212 .143316  .158
1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1951 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 1–3, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

The Vanderbilt Commodores won the tournament championship game by beating the Kentucky Wildcats, 61–57.[2][3] The Commodores season came to a close after the win, while Kentucky would go on to win the 16-team 1951 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

First Round
March 1
Second Round
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Championship
March 3
            
1 #1 Kentucky 92
12 Mississippi State 70
1 #1 Kentucky 84
8 Auburn 54
1 #1 Kentucky 82
5 Georgia Tech 56
4 Tulane 66
9 Florida 62
4 Tulane 61
5 Georgia Tech 63*
1 #1 Kentucky 57
2 Vanderbilt 61
3 Alabama 42
10 Ole Miss 44
11 Ole Miss 57
6 LSU 62
6 LSU 63
2 Vanderbilt 75
2 Vanderbilt 88
11 Tennessee 52
7 Georgia 60
2 Vanderbilt 70
  • = denotes overtime game

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "Vanderbilt Sends Mighty Kentucky Crashing Down". The Daily Home. March 5, 1951. Retrieved September 7, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  3. "2019-20 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. p. 68. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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