2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

For the women's basketball tournament, see 2011 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.
2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

 
Classification Division I
Season 2010–11
Teams 12
Site Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
Champions Kentucky (27th title)
Winning coach John Calipari (2nd title)
MVP Darius Miller (Kentucky)
Attendance 197,385
Television SEC Network, ABC
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2010  2012»
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#15 Florida 13 – 3   .813     29 – 8   .784
#11 Kentucky † 10 – 6   .625     29 – 9   .763
#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
† SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

2011 SEC Tournament 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  Kentucky 72  
        
        
  E2  Kentucky 75
    W3  Ole Miss 66  
W3  Ole Miss 66
E6  South Carolina 55  
  E2  Kentucky 70
  E1  Florida 54
        
        
  E1  Florida 85
    E5  Tennessee 74  
W4  Arkansas 68
E5  Tennessee 74  
  E1  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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