2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning on March 5, 2014, and ending on March 9, 2014 in Duluth, Georgia, at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.[3] While it determined the SEC's representative in the NCAA Tournament, it did not determine the official SEC champion; the conference has awarded its official championship solely on the basis of regular-season record since the 1985–86 season.[4]

2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams14
SiteArena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
ChampionsTennessee (17th title)
Winning coachHolly Warlick (1st title)
MVPIsabelle Harrison (Tennessee)
Attendance30,467
TelevisionSportSouth, Fox Sports South, ESPNU, ESPN
2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 South Carolina14–2 .875  29–5  .853
No. 3 Tennessee †13–3 .813  29–6  .829
No. 15 Texas A&M13–3 .813  27–9  .750
No. 10 Kentucky10–6 .625  26–9  .743
Florida8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Georgia7–9 .438  20–12  .625
LSU7–9 .438  21–13  .618
Vanderbilt7–9 .438  18–13  .581
Auburn7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Alabama7–9 .438  14–16  .467
Arkansas6–10 .375  19–11  .633
Missouri6–10 .375  17–14  .548
Mississippi State5–11 .313  22–14  .611
Ole Miss2–14 .125  12–20  .375
† 2014 SEC Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Format

Although the SEC expanded to 14 members with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M in July 2012, this was the first SEC women's tournament to feature 14 teams. Ole Miss did not participate in the 2013 tournament; it self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2012–13 season after revelations of potential major NCAA rules violations.[5]

The teams seeded 1–4 received a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and the teams seeded 5–10 received a single-bye to the second round. The remaining four teams played in the first round.[3]

Seeds
2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 ‡South Carolina 14–2 27–4
2 †Tennessee 13–3 27–5 1–0 vs. Texas A&M
3 †Texas A&M 13–3 24–8 0–1 vs. Tennessee
4 †Kentucky 10–6 24–8
5 #Florida 8–8 19–12
6 #Auburn 7–9 17–14 4–2 vs. Alabama, Vanderbilt, Georgia, and LSU
7 #Alabama 7–9 14–16 3–2 vs. Auburn, Vanderbilt, Georgia, and LSU; 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt
8 #Vanderbilt 7–9 18–12 3–2 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, and LSU; 0–1 vs. Alabama
9 #Georgia 7–9 20–11 1–3 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt, and LSU; 1–0 vs. LSU
10 #LSU 7–9 19–12 1–3 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt, and Georgia; 0–1 vs. Georgia
11 Arkansas 6–10 19–11 2–0 vs. Missouri
12 Missouri 6–10 17–13 0–2 vs. Arkansas
13 Mississippi State 5–11 19–13
14 Ole Miss 2–14 12–20
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.

Schedule
Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 5
1
 6:00 pm
#12 Missouri vs. #13 Mississippi State
 FSSO/SPSO
2,044
2
 8:30 pm
#11 Arkansas vs. #14 Ole Miss
 FSSO/SPSO
Second Round – Thursday, March 6
3
 Noon
#9 Georgia vs. #8 Vanderbilt
 SPSO
2,918
4
 2:30 pm
#5 Florida vs. #13 Mississippi State
 SPSO
5
 6:00 pm
#7 Alabama vs. #10 LSU
 SPSO
3,152
6
 8:30 pm
#6 Auburn vs. #14 Ole Miss
 SPSO
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
7
 Noon
#1 South Carolina vs. #9 Georgia
 SPSO
4,217
8
 2:30 pm
#4 Kentucky vs. #5 Florida
 SPSO
9
 6:00 pm
#2 Tennessee vs. #10 LSU
 SPSO
5,232
10
 8:30 pm
#3 Texas A&M vs. #6 Auburn
 SPSO
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
11
 Noon
#1 South Carolina vs. #4 Kentucky
 ESPNU
6,306
12
 2:30 pm
#2 Tennessee vs. #3 Texas A&M
 ESPNU
Championship – Sunday, March 9
13
 3:30 pm
#4 Kentucky vs. #2 Tennessee
 ESPN
6,544
*Game Times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed


SPSO games air across the SEC Region on FSN affiliates, including FSSW, and FSMW. The games rotate between the main channel and Plus affiliates. The games are also simulcast outside SEC territories on ESPN3. Next year the majority of the games will move to SEC Network.

Bracket
  First Round
Wednesday, March 5		 Second Round
Thursday, March 6		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 8		 Championship Game
Sunday, March 9
                                               
9 Georgia 53  
8 Vanderbilt 43  
  9 Georgia 48
  1 South Carolina 67  
  1 South Carolina 58  
  4 Kentucky 68  
12 Missouri 70  
13 Mississippi State 73  
  13 Mississippi State 67  
  5 Florida 71  
  5 Florida 70
  4 Kentucky 75  
4 Kentucky 70
2 Tennessee 71
10 LSU 78  
7 Alabama 65  
  10 LSU 65
  2 Tennessee 77  
  2 Tennessee 86
  3 Texas A&M 77  
11 Arkansas 62  
14 Ole Miss 63  
  14 Ole Miss 54  
  6 Auburn 70  
  6 Auburn 54
  3 Texas A&M 86  

OT denotes overtime game

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. Bracket
  4. "Championships: SEC Champions" (PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved May 16, 2013. From 1980 to 1985, the SEC champion was the winner of the SEC Tournament. Since 1986, the SEC champion has been determined by the regular season schedule.
  5. Elkins, Chris (November 10, 2012). "Ole Miss women's basketball self-impose postseason ban". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Tupelo, MS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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