The 1940 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1940 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Buddy Elrod, Miss. St. (AP-1, INS, UP)
• Holt Rast, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP)
• Ed Cifers, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Bob Ison, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Fergie Ferguson, Florida (AP-3)
• Harold Newman, Alabama (AP-3)

Tackles

• Abe Shires, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
• Charles Dufour, Tulane (AP-2, INS)
• John Tripson, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP)
• Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-1)
• John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-3)
• John Barrett, LSU (AP-3)

Guards

• Bob Suffridge, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, INS, UP)
• John W. Goree, LSU (AP-3, INS, UP)
• Hunter Corhern, Miss. St. (AP-1)
• Ed Molinski, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
• Edward Hickerson, Alabama (AP-2)
• Julius Battista, Florida (AP-3)

Centers

• Bob Gude, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP)
• Norbert Ackermann, Tennessee (AP-2)

Backfield

• Bob Foxx, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
• Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (AP-2, INS, UP)
• John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-1, INS)
• Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (AP-1, INS)
• James Thibaut, Tulane (AP-2, UP)
• Neal McGowen, Auburn (AP-1)
• Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP)
• John Butler, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Merle Hapes, Ole Miss (AP-2)
• Charles Ishmael, Kentucky (AP-3)
• John Bosch, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
• Rufus Deal, Auburn (AP-3)
• William Jefferson, Miss St. (AP-3)

Key

AP = compiled by the Associated Press, chosen by the conference coaches.^[1][2]

INS = International News Service.^[3]

UP = United Press^[4]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection