The 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. 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.
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.Tiebreaking Procedures 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, SECsports.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18. 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 10111:00 PMAuburn vs GeorgiaSEC Network12,14423:30 PMSouth Carolina vs Ole MissSEC Network237:30 PMTennessee vs ArkansasSEC Network15,145410:00 PMLSU vs VanderbiltSEC Network Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11351:00 PMGeorgia vs AlabamaSEC Network21,87563:30 PMOle Miss vs KentuckySEC Network477:30 PMTennessee vs FloridaSEC Network17,096810:00 PMVanderbilt vs Mississippi StateSEC Network Semifinals - Saturday, March 12591:00 PMAlabama vs. KentuckyABC21,728103:30 PMFlorida vs. VanderbiltABC Championship Game - Sunday, March 136111:00 PMKentucky vs. FloridaABC21,409 *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* Game went into Overtime
References