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.

For the women's basketball tournament, see 2011 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.
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
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida13–3 .813  29–8  .784
No. 11 Kentucky †10–6 .625  29–9  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt9–7 .563  23–11  .676
Georgia9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Tennessee8–8 .500  19–15  .559
South Carolina5–11 .313  14–16  .467
West
Alabama12–4 .750  25–12  .676
Mississippi State9–7 .563  17–14  .548
Ole Miss7–9 .438  20–14  .588
Arkansas7–9 .438  18–13  .581
Auburn4–12 .250  11–20  .355
LSU3–13 .188  11–21  .344
† SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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
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. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  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
  1. "SEC Sports News » Future SEC Basketball Tournament Dates & Sites". Secsports.com. 2010-04-29. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. Tiebreaking Procedures 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, SECsports.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
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