1951 SEC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1951 SEC Men's 200px 12 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky 1950 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 1st Bob Polk 1st None The 1951 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 1–3, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the eighteenth SEC tournament. The 1950 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Commodores won the tournament championship game by beating the Kentucky Wildcats, 61–57.Vanderbilt Sends Mighty Kentucky Crashing Down https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/539625555/ newspapers.com The Daily Home March 5, 1951 September 7, 20202019-20 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Record Book http://a.espncdn.com/sec/basketball/ncb/2020/MBKB%20Record%20Book.pdf PDF 68 Southeastern Conference September 7, 2020 The Commodores season came to a close after the win, while Kentucky would go on to win the 1951 NCAA tournament. Starting in 1951, the SEC played a round robin schedule and awarded its conference championship to the team with the best regular season record. The winner of the SEC tournament was awarded the title of tournament champion and the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. Bracket no First RoundMarch 1 Second RoundMarch 2 SemifinalsMarch 3 ChampionshipMarch 3 1950 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 88 1950 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 52 1950 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 44 1950 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 42 1950 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 66 1950 men Florida Gators Florida 62 #1 Kentucky 92 1950 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 70 1950 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 60 Vanderbilt 70 1950 men LSU Tigers LSU 62 Ole Miss 57 1950 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 63OT Tulane 61 1950 men Auburn Tigers Auburn 54 #1 Kentucky 84 Vanderbilt 75 LSU 63 Georgia Tech 56 #1 Kentucky 82 Vanderbilt 61 #1 Kentucky 57 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:Basketball in Kentucky SEC Basket Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1951 in Louisville, Kentucky