2013 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 6 to 10, 2013 in Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.[1] The first and second rounds and the quarterfinal round was televised through FSS and SPSO, and the semifinals and finals was broadcast nationally on ESPNU and ESPN2.

2013 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams14
SiteArena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachGary Blair
MVPKelsey Bone (Texas A&M)
Attendance20,497
TelevisionFSS, SPSO, ESPNU, ESPN2
2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Tennessee142 .875  278  .771
No. 7 Kentucky133 .813  306  .833
No. 14 Georgia124 .750  287  .800
No. 17 South Carolina115 .688  258  .758
No. 9 Texas A&M115 .688  2510  .714
LSU106 .625  2212  .647
Vanderbilt97 .563  2112  .636
Arkansas610 .375  2013  .606
Florida610 .375  2215  .595
Missouri610 .375  1715  .531
Auburn511 .313  1915  .559
Mississippi State511 .313  1317  .433
Alabama214 .125  1318  .419
Ole Miss214 .125  920  .310
2013 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament likewise expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes 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 proceeded 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 joined the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.[2]

This year, Ole Miss chose to self-impose a post-season ban, so the teams were seeded 1–13, and the 11 seed received a single-bye.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 6
1
1
6:00 PM
Mississippi State vs. Alabama
FSS
Second Round – Thursday, March 7
2
2
12:00 PM
Arkansas vs. Florida
SPSO
3
2:30 PM
South Carolina vs. Alabama
SPSO
3
4
6:00 PM
Vanderbilt vs. Missouri
SPSO
5
8:30 PM
LSU vs. Auburn
SPSO
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
4
6
12:00 PM
Tennessee vs. Florida
SPSO
7
2:30 PM
Texas A&M vs. South Carolina
SPSO
5
8
6:00 PM
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
SPSO
9
8:30 PM
Georgia vs. LSU
SPSO
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6
10
4:00 PM
Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
ESPNU
11
6:00 PM
Kentucky vs. Georgia
ESPNU
Championship Game – Sunday, March 10
7
12
6:00 PM
Texas A&M vs. Kentucky
ESPN2
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[3]

  First Round
Wednesday, March 6
Fox Sports South
Second Round
Thursday, March 7
SPSO
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
SPSO
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
ESPNU
Championship Game
Sunday, March 10
ESPN2
                                               
9 Florida 64  
8 Arkansas 59  
  9 Florida 73
  1 Tennessee 82  
  1 Tennessee 62  
  4 Texas A&M 66  
13 Alabama 63  
12 Mississippi State 36  
  13 Alabama 35  
  5 South Carolina 77  
  5 South Carolina 52
  4 Texas A&M 61  
4 Texas A&M 75
2 Kentucky 67
10 Missouri 40  
7 Vanderbilt 53  
  7 Vanderbilt 65
  2 Kentucky 76  
  2 Kentucky 60
  3 Georgia 38  
11 Auburn 62  
6 LSU 65  
  6 LSU 53
  3 Georgia 71  

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 Men's Basketball Schedule And Tournament Formats Announced". auburntigers.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. "2013 SEC Tournament Men's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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