2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 8–11, 2012 in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena.[1] The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and the semifinals and final were broadcast nationally on ABC. This was also the first year teams were seeded #1 through #12, as the conference eliminated divisional play prior to the season, although the 2011–12 schedule was still structured based upon the divisions used from 1991–92 through 2010–11.

2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
 
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteNew Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsVanderbilt (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin Stallings (1st title)
MVPJohn Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
Attendance154,526
TelevisionSEC Network, ABC
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky16–0 1.000  38–2  .950
No. 25 Florida10–6 .625  26–11  .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt †10–6 .625  25–11  .694
Tennessee10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Alabama9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Mississippi State8–8 .500  21–12  .636
Ole Miss8–8 .500  20–14  .588
LSU7–9 .438  18–15  .545
Arkansas6–10 .375  18–14  .563
Auburn5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Georgia5–11 .313  15–17  .469
South Carolina2–14 .125  10–21  .323
† 2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last SEC tournament to have 12 teams. The addition of Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 Conference had been announced prior to the season.

Seeds
As of completed games on March 4. Applies tiebreaker as best as possible.
2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker[2]
1. Kentucky ‡ † 16–0 30–1
2. Tennessee † 10–6 18–13 1–1 vs VAN; 2–0 vs FLA; Total 3–1
3. Vanderbilt † 10–6 21–10 1–1 vs TEN; 1–1 vs FLA; Total 2–2
4. Florida † 10–6 22–9 1–1 vs VAN; 0–2 vs TEN; Total 1–3
5. Alabama 9–7 20–10
6. Mississippi State 8–8 21–10 1–1 vs MISS; 1–0 vs TEN
7. Ole Miss 8–8 18–12 1–1 vs MSU; 0–1 vs TEN
8. LSU 7–9 17–13
9. Arkansas 6–10 18–13
10. Auburn 5–11 15–15 1–0 vs UGA
11. Georgia 5–11 14–16 0–1 vs AUB
12. South Carolina 2–14 10–20
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 8
1
1
 12:00 PM
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas
 SEC Network 10,703
2
 2:30 PM
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina
 SEC Network
2
3
 6:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Auburn
 SEC Network 10,197
4
 9:00 PM
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia
 SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
3
5
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU
 SEC Network 18,207
6
 2:30 PM
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama
 SEC Network
4
7
 6:30 PM
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole Miss
 SEC Network 10,526
8
 9:00 PM
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia
 SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
5
9
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida
ABC
 18,523
10
 2:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
6
11
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
 18,114
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  First Round
March 8, 2012
SEC Network		 Quarterfinals
March 9, 2012
SEC Network		 Semifinals
March 10, 2012
ABC		 Championship Game
March 11, 2012
ABC
                                     
       
  1 #1 Kentucky 60  
    8 LSU 51  
8 LSU 70
9 Arkansas 54  
  1 #1 Kentucky 74  
  4 #22 Florida 71  
       
       
  4 #22 Florida 66
    5 Alabama 63  
5 Alabama 63
12 South Carolina 57  
  1 #1 Kentucky 64
  3 Vanderbilt 71
       
       
  2 Tennessee 72
    7 Ole Miss 77OT  
7 Ole Miss 68
10 Auburn 54  
  7 Ole Miss 53
  3 Vanderbilt 65  
       
       
  3 Vanderbilt 63
    11 Georgia 41  
6 Mississippi State 61
11 Georgia 71  

SEC All-tournament team

[3]

References
  1. "Future SEC Tournament Dates & Sites". secdigitalnetwork.com. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. "SEC Tournament Tie‐Breaker Procedures". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/232562/vanderbilt-wins-sec-tournament-championship.aspx
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