2011 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome.[1] The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and the semifinals and finals were broadcast nationwide on ABC, with the exception of the majority of South Carolina markets.

2011 SEC men's basketball tournament
 
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsKentucky (28th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (2nd title)
MVPDarius Miller (Kentucky)
Attendance197,385
TelevisionSEC Network, ABC
← 2010
2012 →
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
No. 11 Kentucky 10 6   .625 29 9   .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Tennessee 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
South Carolina 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
West
Alabama 12 4   .750 25 12   .676
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Arkansas 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
LSU 3 13   .188 11 21   .344
2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

edit

All Southeastern Conference schools participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2010–11 SEC season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2] The top two teams in each division receive a first round bye.

The seeding for the tournament is as follows:

Seed School SEC Record
Eastern Division
#1 Florida 13–3 (24–6)
#2 Kentucky 10–6 (22–8)
#3 Vanderbilt 9–7 (21–9)
#4 Georgia 9–7 (20–10)
#5 Tennessee 8–8 (18–13)
#6 South Carolina 5–11 (14–15)
Western Division
#1 Alabama 12–4 (20–10)
#2 Mississippi State 9–7 (17–13)
#3 Ole Miss 7–9 (19–12)
#4 Arkansas 7–9 (18–12)
#5 Auburn 4–12 (11–19)
#6 LSU 3–13 (11–20)

Schedule

edit
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 10
1 1 1:00 PM Auburn vs Georgia SEC Network 12,144
2 3:30 PM South Carolina vs Ole Miss SEC Network
2 3 7:30 PM Tennessee vs Arkansas SEC Network 15,145
4 10:00 PM LSU vs Vanderbilt SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11
3 5 1:00 PM Georgia vs Alabama SEC Network 21,875
6 3:30 PM Ole Miss vs Kentucky SEC Network
4 7 7:30 PM Tennessee vs Florida SEC Network 17,096
8 10:00 PM Vanderbilt vs Mississippi State SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 12
5 9 1:00 PM Alabama vs. Kentucky ABC 21,728
10 3:30 PM Florida vs. Vanderbilt ABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 13
6 11 1:00 PM Kentucky vs. Florida ABC 21,409
*Game Times in ET[1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

edit
First round
March 10, 2011
SEC Network
Quarterfinals
March 11, 2011
SEC Network
Semifinals
March 12, 2011
ABC
Championship Game
March 13, 2011
ABC
            
W1 Alabama 65*
E4 Georgia 59
E4 Georgia 69
W5 Auburn 51
W1 Alabama 58
E2 #15 Kentucky 72
E2 #15 Kentucky 75
W3 Ole Miss 66
W3 Ole Miss 66
E6 South Carolina 55
E2 #15 Kentucky 70
E1 #12 Florida 54
E1 #12 Florida 85
E5 Tennessee 74
W4 Arkansas 68
E5 Tennessee 74
E1 #12 Florida 77
E3 Vanderbilt 66
W2 Mississippi State 81
E3 Vanderbilt 87
E3 Vanderbilt 62
W6 LSU 50

* Game went into Overtime

References

edit
  1. ^ "SEC Sports News » Future SEC Basketball Tournament Dates & Sites". Secsports.com. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Tiebreaking Procedures 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, SECsports.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18.