1982 SEC men's basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1982 SEC Men's 10 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133 Alabama Crimson Tide 2nd Wimp Sanderson 1st Dirk Minnefield Kentucky 154,624 TVS Television Network NBC The 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 1982 at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and the SEC's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament by defeating Kentucky by a score of 48–46.2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 881981-82 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com The tournament win was Alabama's second SEC tournament win, but it was the program's first tournament win since the 1934 tournament. Coverage of the entire tournament was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network, with NBC covering the championship game for areas outside the SEC geographical footprint. Bracket First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals high 8 Auburn 38 9 1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 36 7 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 47 10 1981 Florida Gators Florida 46 8 Auburn 66 1 #15 Kentucky 89 4 1981 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 59 5 1981 none LSU Tigers LSU 52 3 #18 Alabama 85 6 1981 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 74 2 Tennessee 57 7 Vanderbilt 54 1 #15 Kentucky 62 4 Ole Miss 58 3 #18 Alabama 56 2 Tennessee 50 1 #15 Kentucky 46 3 #18 Alabama 48 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:1982 in sports in Kentucky Category:Basketball competitions in Lexington, Kentucky Category:College basketball tournaments in Kentucky