2013 SEC men's basketball tournament

2013 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	14
Site	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
Television	SEC Network, ABC
SEC men's basketball tournaments

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Florida	14	–	4		.778			29	–	8		.784
Ole Miss †	12	–	6		.667			27	–	9		.750
Alabama	12	–	6		.667			23	–	13		.639
Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Missouri	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
LSU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	12		.613
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Vanderbilt	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Texas A&M	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
South Carolina	4	–	14		.222			14	–	18		.438
Mississippi State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
Auburn	3	–	15		.167			9	–	23		.281
† 2013 SEC tournament winner As of March 31, 2013 Rankings from AP poll

The 2013 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 13 to 17, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. The first round and quarterfinal rounds will be televised through the SEC Network and the semifinals and finals will be broadcast nationally on ABC.

Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament will likewise expand to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams will receive byes to the quarterfinals; these byes now become double-byes with the addition of a new round featuring the four lowest seeds (11 through 14; seeds 5 through 10 receive a single bye into the second round). After these matchups on the first day, the rest of the tournament will proceed as in previous years, with the 11/14 and 12/13 winners facing, respectively, seeds 6 and 5, and seeds 7 & 10 and 8 & 9 also squaring off in the second round. The four winners on the second day join the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 13
1	1	6:30 PM	#12 vs. #13	SEC Network
	2	9:00 PM	#11 vs. #14	SEC Network
Second Round – Thursday, March 14
2	3	12:00 PM	#8 vs #9	SEC Network
	4	2:30 PM	#5 vs. Winner of Game 1	SEC Network
3	5	6:30 PM	#7 vs. #10	SEC Network
	6	9:00 PM	#6 vs. Winner of Game 2	SEC Network
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
4	7	12:00 PM	Florida vs. Winner of Game 3	SEC Network
	8	2:30 PM	#4 vs. Winner of Game 4	SEC Network
5	9	6:30 PM	Kentucky vs. Winner of Game 5	SEC Network
	10	9:00 PM	#3 vs. Winner of Game 6	SEC Network
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
6	11	12:00 PM		ABC
	12	2:30 PM		ABC
Championship Game – Sunday, March 17
7	13	12:00 PM		ABC
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 13 ESPNU					Second Round Thursday, March 14 ESPN/ESPN2					Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN					Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ABC					Championship Game Sunday, March 17 ABC
						1	Florida
							bye
											1	Florida
						8
						9
						4
							bye
											4
						5
	12
	13
						2
							bye
											2
						7
						10
						3
							bye
											3
						6
	11
	14

^OT denotes overtime game

References

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/CHAMPIONSHIPS/MensBasketballChampionships.aspx