2012 SEC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2012 SEC Men's 2012SECBasketballTournament.png 250px   12 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana Vanderbilt 2nd Kevin Stallings 1st John Jenkins Vanderbilt 154,526 SEC Network (syndicated, first two rounds) ABC (semifinals and final) 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.http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=oNXKcSlAkNM=&tabid=712&mid=4578 Future SEC Tournament Dates & Sites secdigitalnetwork.com February 22, 2012 February 22, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111111085223/http://secdigitalnetwork.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=oNXKcSlAkNM%3D&tabid=712&mid=4578 November 11, 2011 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.TiebreakerSEC Tournament Tie-Breaker Procedures http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=jvnFKdILYwc=&tabid=712&mid=4578 secdigitalnetwork.com February 22, 2012 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 First roundMarch 8, 2012 SEC Network QuarterfinalsMarch 9, 2012 SEC Network SemifinalsMarch 10, 2012 ABC Championship GameMarch 11, 2012 ABC 8 LSU 70 9 Arkansas 54 5 Alabama 63 12 South Carolina 57 7 Ole Miss 68 10 Auburn 54 6 Mississippi State 61 11 Georgia 71 1 #1 Kentucky 60 8 LSU 51 4 #22 Florida 66 5 Alabama 63 2 Tennessee 72 7 Ole Miss 77OT 3 Vanderbilt 63 11 Georgia 41 1 #1 Kentucky 74 4 #22 Florida 71 7 Ole Miss 53 3 Vanderbilt 65 1 #1 Kentucky 64 3 Vanderbilt 71 SEC All-tournament team John Jenkins, Vanderbilt MVP Erik Murphy, Florida Bradley Beal, Florida Terrence Jones, Kentucky Anthony Davis, Kentucky Lance Goulbourne, Vanderbilt http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/232562/vanderbilt-wins-sec-tournament-championship.aspx Southeastern Conference References Category:2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Basketball Category:2012 in sports in Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana Category:2012 in New Orleans Category:March 2012 sports events in the United States