2007 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2007 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 8–11, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom/LF Sports, and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

2007 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2007 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200607
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsFlorida Gators (3rd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (3rd title)
MVPAl Horford (Florida[1])
Top scorerSonny Weems (Arkansas[1])
(75 points)
TelevisionCBS, Lincoln Financial Sports

Florida won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating Arkansas on March 11, 2007 by the score of 77 to 56.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings

SEC East
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
FloridaBilly Donovan133.813E1
VanderbiltKevin Stallings106.625E2
TennesseeBruce Pearl106.625E3
KentuckyTubby Smith97.563E4
GeorgiaDennis Felton88.500E5
South CarolinaDave Odom412.250E6
SEC West
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
Mississippi StateRick Stansbury88.500W1
MississippiAndy Kennedy88.500W2
ArkansasStan Heath79.438W3
AuburnJeff Lebo79.438W4
AlabamaMark Gottfried79.438W5
LSUJohn Brady511.313W6

Bracket

  First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
W5 Alabama 67  
E4 Kentucky 79  
  W1 Mississippi State 84*  
    E4 Kentucky 82  
     
       
  W1 Mississippi State 72  
  W3 Arkansas 81  
       
       
  E2 Vanderbilt 71
    W3 Arkansas 72  
E6 South Carolina 52
W3 Arkansas 82  
  W3 Arkansas 56
  E1 #6 Florida 77
E5 Georgia 80  
W4 Auburn 65  
  E1 #6 Florida 74
    E5 Georgia 57  
     
       
  E1 #6 Florida 80
  W2 Mississippi 59  
       
       
  W2 Mississippi 80
    W6 LSU 60  
W6 LSU 76*
E3 #22 Tennessee 67  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

  1. "Florida Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". 2007-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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