2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 8–11, 2012 in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena.[1] The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and the semifinals and final were broadcast nationally on ABC. This was also the first year teams were seeded #1 through #12, as the conference eliminated divisional play prior to the season, although the 2011–12 schedule was still structured based upon the divisions used from 1991–92 through 2010–11.

2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
 
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams12
SiteNew Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsVanderbilt (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin Stallings (1st title)
MVPJohn Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
Attendance154,526
TelevisionSEC Network, ABC
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000  382  .950
No. 25 Florida106 .625  2611  .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt106 .625  2511  .694
Tennessee106 .625  1915  .559
Alabama97 .563  2112  .636
Mississippi State88 .500  2112  .636
Ole Miss88 .500  2014  .588
LSU79 .438  1815  .545
Arkansas610 .375  1814  .563
Auburn511 .313  1516  .484
Georgia511 .313  1517  .469
South Carolina214 .125  1021  .323
2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last SEC tournament to have 12 teams. The addition of Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 Conference had been announced prior to the season.

Seeds

As of completed games on March 4. Applies tiebreaker as best as possible.
2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker[2]
1. Kentucky ‡ † 160 301
2. Tennessee † 106 1813 11 vs VAN; 20 vs FLA; Total 3–1
3. Vanderbilt † 106 2110 11 vs TEN; 11 vs FLA; Total 2–2
4. Florida † 106 229 1–1 vs VAN; 0–2 vs TEN; Total 1–3
5. Alabama 97 2010
6. Mississippi State 88 2110 11 vs MISS; 10 vs TEN
7. Ole Miss 88 1812 11 vs MSU; 01 vs TEN
8. LSU 79 1713
9. Arkansas 610 1813
10. Auburn 511 1515 10 vs UGA
11. Georgia 511 1416 01 vs AUB
12. South Carolina 214 1020
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 8
1
1
12:00 PM
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas
SEC Network 10,703
2
2:30 PM
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina
SEC Network
2
3
6:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Auburn
SEC Network 10,197
4
9:00 PM
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia
SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
3
5
12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU
SEC Network 18,207
6
2:30 PM
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama
SEC Network
4
7
6:30 PM
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole Miss
SEC Network 10,526
8
9:00 PM
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia
SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
5
9
12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida
ABC
18,523
10
2:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
6
11
12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
18,114
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First Round
March 8, 2012
SEC Network
Quarterfinals
March 9, 2012
SEC Network
Semifinals
March 10, 2012
ABC
Championship Game
March 11, 2012
ABC
                                     
       
  1 #1 Kentucky 60  
    8 LSU 51  
8 LSU 70
9 Arkansas 54  
  1 #1 Kentucky 74  
  4 #22 Florida 71  
       
       
  4 #22 Florida 66
    5 Alabama 63  
5 Alabama 63
12 South Carolina 57  
  1 #1 Kentucky 64
  3 Vanderbilt 71
       
       
  2 Tennessee 72
    7 Ole Miss 77OT  
7 Ole Miss 68
10 Auburn 54  
  7 Ole Miss 53
  3 Vanderbilt 65  
       
       
  3 Vanderbilt 63
    11 Georgia 41  
6 Mississippi State 61
11 Georgia 71  

SEC All-tournament team

[3]

References

  1. "Future SEC Tournament Dates & Sites". secdigitalnetwork.com. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. "SEC Tournament Tie‐Breaker Procedures". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/232562/vanderbilt-wins-sec-tournament-championship.aspx
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