2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 13–17, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena.[1][2] The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and ESPNU, and the semifinals and finals were broadcast nationally on ABC.[3]

2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
 
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams14
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsOle Miss (2nd title)
Winning coachAndy Kennedy (1st title)
MVPMarshall Henderson (Ole Miss)
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPNU, ABC
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Florida14–4 .778  29–8  .784
Ole Miss †12–6 .667  27–9  .750
Alabama12–6 .667  23–13  .639
Kentucky12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Missouri11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Tennessee11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Arkansas10–8 .556  19–13  .594
LSU9–9 .500  19–12  .613
Georgia9–9 .500  15–17  .469
Vanderbilt8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Texas A&M7–11 .389  18–15  .545
South Carolina4–14 .222  14–18  .438
Mississippi State4–14 .222  10–22  .313
Auburn3–15 .167  9–23  .281
† 2013 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes now became double-byes with the addition of a new round featuring the four lowest seeds (11 through 14; seeds 5 through 10 receive a single bye into the second round). After these matchups on the first day, the rest of the tournament proceeds as in previous years, with the 11/14 and 12/13 winners facing, respectively, seeds 6 and 5, and seeds 7 & 10 and 8 & 9 also squaring off in the second round. The four winners on the second day join the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.[4]

Seeds
2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1. ‡Florida 14–4 26–7
2. †Kentucky 12–6 21–11 1–1 vs ALA,MISS; 1–1 vs FLA
3. †Ole Miss 12–6 26–8 1–1 vs ALA,KEN; 0–1 vs FLA; 2–0 vs TENN
4. †Alabama 12–6 21–12 1–1 vs KEN,MISS; 0–1 vs FLA; 1–1 vs TENN
5. #Tennessee 11–7 20–12 1–0 vs MIZZ
6. #Missouri 11–7 23–10 0–1 vs TENN
7. #Arkansas 10–8 19–13
8. #Georgia 9–9 15–17 1–0 vs LSU
9. #LSU 9–9 19–12 0–1 vs UGA
10. #Vanderbilt 8–10 16–17
11. Texas A&M 7–11 18–15
12. South Carolina 4–14 14–18 1–1 vs MSST, 1–0 vs MISS
13. Mississippi State 4–14 10–22 1–1 vs SCAR, 1–1 vs MISS
14. Auburn 3–15 9–23
‡ – 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
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 13
1
1
 6:30 PM
#13 Mississippi State vs. #12 South Carolina
 SEC Network
7,879
2
 9:00 PM
#14 Auburn vs. #11 Texas A&M
 SEC Network
Second Round – Thursday, March 14
2
3
 12:00 PM
#9 LSU vs. #8 Georgia
 SEC Network
10,065
4
 2:30 PM
#13 Mississippi State vs. #5 Tennessee
 SEC Network
3
5
 6:30 PM
#10 Vanderbilt vs. #7 Arkansas
 SEC Network
11,798
6
 9:00 PM
#11 Texas A&M vs. #6 Missouri
 SEC Network
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
4
7
 12:00 PM
#9 LSU vs. #1 Florida
 ESPNU
15,649
8
 2:30 PM
#5 Tennessee vs. #4 Alabama
 ESPNU
5
9
 6:30 PM
#10 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Kentucky
 SEC Network
ESPNU (select markets)
18,192
10
 9:00 PM
#6 Missouri vs. #3 Ole Miss
 SEC Network
ESPNU (select markets)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
6
11
 12:00 PM
#4 Alabama vs #1 Florida
 ABC
14,574
12
 2:30 PM
#10 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Ole Miss
 ABC
Championship Game – Sunday, March 17
7
13
 12:00 PM
#1 Florida vs. #3 Ole Miss
 ABC
12,138
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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  First Round
Wednesday, March 13
SEC Network		 Second Round
Thursday, March 14
SEC Network		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
ESPNU/SEC Network		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
ABC		 Championship Game
Sunday, March 17
ABC
                                               
9 LSU 68  
8 Georgia 63  
  9 LSU 58
  1 #13 Florida 80  
  1 #13 Florida 61  
  4 Alabama 51  
12 South Carolina 59  
13 Mississippi State 70  
  13 Mississippi State 53  
  5 Tennessee 69  
  5 Tennessee 48
  4 Alabama 58  
1 #13 Florida 63
3 Ole Miss 66
10 Vanderbilt 75  
7 Arkansas 72  
  10 Vanderbilt 64
  2 Kentucky 48  
  10 Vanderbilt 52
  3 Ole Miss 64  
11 Texas A&M 71  
14 Auburn 62  
  11 Texas A&M 50  
  6 Missouri 62  
  6 Missouri 62
  3 Ole Miss 64  

OT denotes overtime game

SEC All-tournament team
  • Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss MVP
  • Erik Murphy, Florida
  • Kenny Boynton, Florida
  • Reginald Buckner, Ole Miss
  • Murphy Holloway, Ole Miss

[5]

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. "2013 SEC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. "SEC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. "SEC Men's Basketball Schedule And Tournament Formats Announced". auburntigers.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=25256%5B%5D
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