2010 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament was held March 11–14, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena.[1] The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by SEC Network and the semifinals and finals were broadcast nationwide on ABC, with the exception of the majority of South Carolina markets.

2010 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (27th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (1st title)
MVPJohn Wall (Kentucky)
Attendance191,852
TelevisionSEC Network (syndicated), ABC
← 2009
2011 →
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
No. 15 Tennessee 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Florida 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Georgia 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
West
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Mississippi 9 7   .563 24 11   .686
Arkansas 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Auburn 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
LSU 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The weekend games did not air in the market of the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia. ABC affiliate WOLO pre-empted the game and aired the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament semifinal and final matches instead, per syndication contract with Raycom Sports, with the current Raycom-WOLO contract continuing until the 2011 tournament. The games also did not air in the Greenville-Spartanburg area (also Asheville, NC), as ABC affiliate WLOS also aired the ACC tournament. Raycom had owned the syndication rights to SEC sports prior to this season.

Seeds

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All twelve SEC schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2009–10 SEC season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams in each division received a first round bye.

The seeds for the tournament were as follows:

Seed School Conf (Overall)
Eastern Division
#1 Kentucky 14-2 (29-2)
#2 Vanderbilt 12-4 (23-7)
#3 Tennessee 11-5 (23-7)
#4 Florida 9-7 (20-11)
#5 South Carolina 6-10 (15-15)
#6 Georgia 5-11 (13-16)
Western Division
#1 Mississippi State 9-7 (21-10)
#2 Ole Miss 9-7 (21-9)
#3 Arkansas 7-9 (14-17)
#4 Alabama 6-10 (16-14)
#5 Auburn 6-10 (16-16)
#6 LSU 2-14 (11-19)

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 11
1
1
1:00 PM
15,152
2
3:15 PM
SEC Network
2
3
7:30 PM
SEC Network
14,789
4
9:45 PM
SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 12
3
5
1:00 PM
Kentucky vs Alabama
SEC Network
19,123
6
3:15 PM
Ole Miss vs Tennessee
SEC Network
4
7
7:30 PM
SEC Network
16,614
8
9:45 PM
Vanderbilt vs Georgia
SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 13
5
9
1:00 PM
Kentucky vs Tennessee
20,207
10
3:15 PM
Mississippi State vs Vanderbilt
ABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 14
6
11
1:00 PM
Kentucky vs Mississippi State
ABC
20,082
*Game Times in ET[1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 11
SEC Network
Second round
March 12
SEC Network
Semifinals
March 13
ABC
SEC Championship Game
March 14
ABC
            
E5 South Carolina 63
W4 Alabama 68
W4 Alabama 67
E1 #2 Kentucky 73
E1 #2 Kentucky 74
E3 #15 Tennessee 45
W2 Ole Miss 65
E3 #15 Tennessee 76
W6 LSU 49
E3 #15 Tennessee 59
E1 #2 Kentucky 75OT
W1 Mississippi State 74
W5 Auburn 69
E4 Florida 78
E4 Florida 69
W1 Mississippi State 75
W1 Mississippi State 62
E2 #20 Vanderbilt 52
E2 #20 Vanderbilt 78
E6 Georgia 66
E6 Georgia 77
W3 Arkansas 64

References

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  1. ^ "www.secsports.com - Future SEC Basketball Tournament Dates & Sites". Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2010.