2011 SEC men's basketball tournament

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2011 SEC men's basketball tournament
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Classification Division I
Season 2010–11
Teams12
Site Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
Champions Kentucky (28th title)
Winning coach John Calipari (2nd title)
MVP Darius Miller (Kentucky)
Attendance197,385
Television SEC Network, ABC
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2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 13–3 .81329–8  .784
No. 11 Kentucky †10–6 .62529–9  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt 9–7 .56323–11  .676
Georgia 9–7 .56321–12  .636
Tennessee 8–8 .50019–15  .559
South Carolina 5–11 .31314–16  .467
West
Alabama 12–4 .75025–12  .676
Mississippi State 9–7 .56317–14  .548
Ole Miss 7–9 .43820–14  .588
Arkansas 7–9 .43818–13  .581
Auburn 4–12 .25011–20  .355
LSU 3–13 .18811–21  .344
† 2011 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.

Contents

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:

SeedSchoolSEC Record
Eastern Division
#1Florida13–3 (24–6)
#2Kentucky10–6 (22–8)
#3Vanderbilt9–7 (21–9)
#4Georgia9–7 (20–10)
#5Tennessee8–8 (18–13)
#6South Carolina5–11 (14–15)
Western Division
#1Alabama12–4 (20–10)
#2Mississippi State9–7 (17–13)
#3Ole Miss7–9 (19–12)
#4Arkansas7–9 (18–12)
#5Auburn4–12 (11–19)
#6LSU3–13 (11–20)

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First Round - Thursday, March 10
111:00 PM Auburn vs Georgia SEC Network 12,144
23:30 PM South Carolina vs Ole Miss SEC Network
237:30 PM Tennessee vs Arkansas SEC Network15,145
410:00 PM LSU vs Vanderbilt SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11
351:00 PMGeorgia vs Alabama SEC Network21,875
63:30 PMOle Miss vs Kentucky SEC Network
477:30 PMTennessee vs Florida SEC Network17,096
810:00 PMVanderbilt vs Mississippi State SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 12
591:00 PMAlabama vs. Kentucky ABC 21,728
103:30 PMFlorida vs. VanderbiltABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 13
6111:00 PMKentucky vs. FloridaABC21,409
*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 69E4 Georgia 59
W5 Auburn 51 W1 Alabama 58
E2 #15 Kentucky72
E2 #15 Kentucky 75
W3 Ole Miss 66W3 Ole Miss 66
E6 South Carolina 55 E2 #15 Kentucky70
E1 #12 Florida 54
E1 #12 Florida 85
W4 Arkansas 68 E5 Tennessee 74
E5 Tennessee 74E1 #12 Florida77
E3 Vanderbilt 66
W2 Mississippi State 81
E3 Vanderbilt 62E3 Vanderbilt87
W6 LSU 50

* Game went into Overtime

References

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