2013 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 SEC 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
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2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Florida 14 4   .778 29 8   .784
Ole Miss 12 6   .667 27 9   .750
Alabama 12 6   .667 23 13   .639
Kentucky 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Missouri 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Tennessee 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Arkansas 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
LSU 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Georgia 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Vanderbilt 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Texas A&M 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
South Carolina 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
Mississippi State 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Auburn 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
2013 SEC tournament winner
As of March 31, 2013
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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

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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

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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
9LSU58
9LSU681#13 Florida80
8Georgia631#13 Florida61
4Alabama51
5Tennessee48
13Mississippi State534Alabama58
12South Carolina595Tennessee691#13 Florida63
13Mississippi State703Ole Miss66
10Vanderbilt64
10Vanderbilt752Kentucky48
7Arkansas7210Vanderbilt52
3Ole Miss64
6Missouri62
11Texas A&M503Ole Miss64
11Texas A&M716Missouri62
14Auburn62

OT denotes overtime game

SEC All-tournament team

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  • Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss MVP
  • Erik Murphy, Florida
  • Kenny Boynton, Florida
  • Reginald Buckner, Ole Miss
  • Murphy Holloway, Ole Miss

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References

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  1. ^ "Future SEC Tournament Dates & Sites". secdigitalnetwork.com. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "2013 SEC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "SEC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "SEC Men's Basketball Schedule And Tournament Formats Announced". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Gators Notebook: Frazier Unfazed, UF Looks Ahead, Henderson's Gator Chomp, TV Info, More Tidbits - GatorZone.com". www.gatorzone.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.