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.

2007 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
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
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2008 →
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 3 Florida 13 3   .813 35 5   .875
Vanderbilt 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
No. 25 Tennessee 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Georgia 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
South Carolina 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
West
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 21 14   .600
Arkansas 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Auburn 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
LSU 5 11   .313 17 15   .531
2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Television coverage

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The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Lincoln Financial Sports (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports), and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings

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SEC East
School Coach W L Pct Seed
Florida Billy Donovan 13 3 .813 E1
Vanderbilt Kevin Stallings 10 6 .625 E2
Tennessee Bruce Pearl 10 6 .625 E3
Kentucky Tubby Smith 9 7 .563 E4
Georgia Dennis Felton 8 8 .500 E5
South Carolina Dave Odom 4 12 .250 E6
SEC West
School Coach W L Pct Seed
Mississippi State Rick Stansbury 8 8 .500 W1
Mississippi Andy Kennedy 8 8 .500 W2
Arkansas Stan Heath 7 9 .438 W3
Auburn Jeff Lebo 7 9 .438 W4
Alabama Mark Gottfried 7 9 .438 W5
LSU John Brady 5 11 .313 W6

Bracket

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Florida Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". March 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.