2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 8–12, 2017.

2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams14
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (31st title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (5th title)
MVPDe'Aaron Fox (Kentucky)
TelevisionESPN and SEC Network
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †16–2 .889  32–6  .842
No. 20 Florida14–4 .778  27–9  .750
Arkansas12–6 .667  26–10  .722
South Carolina12–6 .667  26–11  .703
Ole Miss10–8 .556  22–14  .611
Alabama10–8 .556  19–15  .559
Vanderbilt10–8 .556  19–16  .543
Georgia9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Texas A&M8–10 .444  16–15  .516
Tennessee8–10 .444  16–16  .500
Auburn7–11 .389  18–14  .563
Mississippi State6–12 .333  16–16  .500
LSU2–16 .111  10–21  .323
Missouri2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† 2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds
Seed School Conference
record		 Overall
record		 Tiebreaker
1 Kentucky‡† 16–2 26–5
2 Florida† 14–4 24–7
3 Arkansas† 12−6 23–8 1–0 vs. South Carolina
4 South Carolina† 12–6 22–9 0–1 vs. Arkansas
5 Alabama# 10–8 17−13 1–0 vs. Ole Miss, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt
6 Ole Miss# 10–8 19–12 0–1 vs. Alabama, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt
7 Vanderbilt# 10–8 17–14 0–1 vs. Alabama, 0–1 vs. Ole Miss
8 Georgia# 9–9 18–13
9 Tennessee# 8–10 16−15 1–0 vs. Texas A&M
10 Texas A&M# 8–10 16–14 0–1 vs. Tennessee
11 Auburn 7–11 18–13
12 Mississippi State 6–12 15–15
13 LSU 2–16 10–20 1–0 vs. Missouri
14 Missouri 2–16 7–23 0–1 vs. LSU
‡ – 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
Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1 6:00 PM
#12 Mississippi State vs. #13 LSU
 SEC Network 8,567
2 8:30 PM
#11 Auburn vs. #14 Missouri
Second round – Thursday, March 9
3 12:00 PM
#8 Georgia vs. #9 Tennessee
 SEC Network 11,973
4 2:30 PM
#5 Alabama vs. #12 Mississippi State
5 6:00 PM
#7 Vanderbilt vs. #10 Texas A&M
 13,112
6 8:30 PM
#6 Ole Miss vs. #14 Missouri
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
7 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 Georgia
 SEC Network 18,130
8 2:30 PM
#4 South Carolina vs. #5 Alabama
9 6:00 PM
#2 Florida vs. #7 Vanderbilt
 14,227
10 8:30 PM
#3 Arkansas vs. #6 Ole Miss
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
11 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs #5 Alabama
 ESPN 19,196
12 2:30 PM
#7 Vanderbilt vs #3 Arkansas
Championship – Sunday, March 12
13 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs #3 Arkansas
 ESPN 19,953
*Game times in CT.[lower-alpha 1] # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 8
SECN		 Second round
Thursday, March 9
SECN		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
SECN		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN		 Championship
Sunday, March 12
ESPN
                                               
1 Kentucky 71  
    8 Georgia 60  
8 Georgia 59
9 Tennessee 57  
  1 Kentucky 79  
  5 Alabama 74  
4 South Carolina 53
    5 Alabama 64  
5 Alabama 75
    12 Mississippi State 55  
12 Mississippi State 79
13 LSU 52  
1 Kentucky 82
3 Arkansas 65
2 Florida 62  
    7 Vanderbilt 72*  
7 Vanderbilt 66
10 Texas A&M 41  
  7 Vanderbilt 62
  3 Arkansas 76  
3 Arkansas 73
    6 Ole Miss 72  
6 Ole Miss 86
    14 Missouri 74  
11 Auburn 83
14 Missouri 86*  

* denotes overtime period

See also

Notes
  1. The United States began daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12. As a result, times through the semifinal games are listed in Central Standard Time while the championship game is listed in Central Daylight Time.

References
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