2013 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams14
SiteArena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachGary Blair
MVPKelsey Bone (Texas A&M)
Attendance20,497
TelevisionFSS, SPSO, ESPNU, ESPN2
2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Tennessee142 .875278  .771
No. 7 Kentucky133 .813306  .833
No. 14 Georgia124 .750287  .800
No. 17 South Carolina115 .688258  .758
No. 9 Texas A&M †115 .6882510  .714
LSU106 .6252212  .647
Vanderbilt97 .5632112  .636
Arkansas610 .3752013  .606
Florida610 .3752215  .595
Missouri610 .3751715  .531
Auburn511 .3131915  .559
Mississippi State511 .3131317  .433
Alabama214 .1251318  .419
Ole Miss214 .125920  .310
2013 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 6 to 10, 2013 in Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.[1] The first and second rounds and the quarterfinal round was televised through FSS and SPSO, and the semifinals and finals was broadcast nationally on ESPNU and ESPN2.

Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament likewise expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes became 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 proceeded 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 joined the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.[2]

This year, Ole Miss chose to self-impose a post-season ban, so the teams were seeded 1–13, and the 11 seed received a single-bye.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 6
1 1 6:00 PM Mississippi State vs. Alabama FSS
Second Round – Thursday, March 7
2 2 12:00 PM Arkansas vs. Florida SPSO
3 2:30 PM South Carolina vs. Alabama SPSO
3 4 6:00 PM Vanderbilt vs. Missouri SPSO
5 8:30 PM LSU vs. Auburn SPSO
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
4 6 12:00 PM Tennessee vs. Florida SPSO
7 2:30 PM Texas A&M vs. South Carolina SPSO
5 8 6:00 PM Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt SPSO
9 8:30 PM Georgia vs. LSU SPSO
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6 10 4:00 PM Tennessee vs. Texas A&M ESPNU
11 6:00 PM Kentucky vs. Georgia ESPNU
Championship Game – Sunday, March 10
7 12 6:00 PM Texas A&M vs. Kentucky ESPN2
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[3]

First round
Wednesday, March 6
Fox Sports South
Second round
Thursday, March 7
SPSO
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
SPSO
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
ESPNU
Championship Game
Sunday, March 10
ESPN2
9Florida73
9Florida641Tennessee82
8Arkansas591Tennessee62
4Texas A&M66
5South Carolina52
13Alabama354Texas A&M61
13Alabama635South Carolina774Texas A&M75
12Mississippi State362Kentucky67
7Vanderbilt65
10Missouri402Kentucky76
7Vanderbilt532Kentucky60
3Georgia38
6LSU53
11Auburn623Georgia71
6LSU65

References

  1. "Future SEC Tournament Dates & Sites". secdigitalnetwork.com. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. "SEC Men's Basketball Schedule And Tournament Formats Announced". auburntigers.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  3. "2013 SEC Tournament Men's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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