The 2012 SEC 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.
Tournament notes 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.
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.
Television coverage The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the ESPN Regional Television-operated SEC Network through regional syndication. The semifinals and final were broadcast nationally on ABC.
Seeds As of completed games on March 4. Applies tiebreaker as best as possible. 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker 1. Kentucky ‡ † 16–0 30–12. Tennessee † 10–6 18–13 1–1 vs VAN; 2–0 vs FLA; Total 3–13. Vanderbilt † 10–6 21–10 1–1 vs TEN; 1–1 vs FLA; Total 2–24. Florida † 10–6 22–9 1–1 vs VAN; 0–2 vs TEN; Total 1–35. Alabama 9–7 20–10 6. Mississippi State 8–8 21–10 1–1 vs MISS; 1–0 vs TEN7. Ole Miss 8–8 18–12 1–1 vs MSU; 0–1 vs TEN8. LSU 7–9 17–13 9. Arkansas 6–10 18–13 10. Auburn 5–11 15–15 1–0 vs UGA11. Georgia 5–11 14–16 0–1 vs AUB12. 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
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round - Thursday, March 81112:00 PM#8 LSU vs. #9 ArkansasSEC Network 10,70322:30 PM#5 Alabama vs. #12 South CarolinaSEC Network236:30 PM#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 AuburnSEC Network 10,19749:00 PM#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 GeorgiaSEC Network Quarterfinals - Friday, March 93512:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSUSEC Network 18,20762:30 PM#4 Florida vs. #5 AlabamaSEC Network4 76:30 PM#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole MissSEC Network 10,52689:00 PM#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 GeorgiaSEC Network Semifinals - Saturday, March 105912:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #4 FloridaABC 18,523102:30 PM#7 Ole Miss vs. #3 VanderbiltABC Championship Game - Sunday, March 1161112:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #3 VanderbiltABC 18,114 *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
SEC All-tournament team
John Jenkins, Vanderbilt MVP Erik Murphy, Florida Bradley Beal, Florida Terrence Jones, Kentucky Anthony Davis, Kentucky Lance Goulbourne, Vanderbilt
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