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2016 SEC men's basketball tournament
The 2016 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 9–13, 2016.
| 2016 SEC men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 2015–16 |
| 13 |
| Bridgestone ArenaNashville, Tennessee |
| Kentucky (30th title) |
| John Calipari (4th title) |
| Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) |
| 105,799 |
| ESPN and SEC Network |
| SEC men's basketball tournaments |
The 2016 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 9–13, 2016.
This year's tournament involved only 13 of the league's 14 teams. On January 13, 2016, Missouri, then being investigated by the NCAA for rules violations that occurred under the tenure of former head coach Frank Haith, announced that it would not participate in any postseason play this season. As a result, the #11 seed in the tournament was awarded a first-round bye, leaving the #12 seed–#13 seed game as the only game to be played on March 9.
| Seed | School | Conferencerecord | Overallrecord | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M‡† | 13–5 | 24–7 | 1–0 vs. Kentucky |
| 2 | Kentucky‡† | 13–5 | 23–8 | 0–1 vs. Texas A&M |
| 3 | South Carolina† | 11–7 | 24–7 | 2–0 vs. LSU/Vanderbilt |
| 4 | LSU† | 11–7 | 18–13 | 1–1 vs. South Carolina/Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Vanderbilt# | 11–7 | 19–12 | 0–2 vs. South Carolina/LSU |
| 6 | Georgia# | 10–8 | 17–12 | 2–0 vs. South Carolina |
| 7 | Ole Miss# | 10–8 | 20–11 | 0–1 vs. South Carolina |
| 8 | Florida# | 9–9 | 18–13 | 1–0 vs. Arkansas |
| 9 | Arkansas# | 9–9 | 16–15 | 0–1 vs. Florida |
| 10 | Alabama# | 8–10 | 17–13 | |
| 11 | Mississippi State# | 7–11 | 14–16 | |
| 12 | Tennessee | 6–12 | 13–18 | |
| 13 | Auburn | 5–13 | 11–19 | |
| ‡ – SEC regular season co-champions, and tournament No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Final score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #12 Tennessee vs. #13 Auburn | 97–59 | SEC Network | 9,787 |
| 2 | 12:00 pm | #8 Florida vs. #9 Arkansas | 68–61 | SEC Network | 12,270 |
| 3 | 2:30 pm | #5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Tennessee | 65–67 | ||
| 4 | 6:00 pm | #7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Alabama | 73–81 | 11,750 | |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | #6 Georgia vs. #11 Mississippi State | 79–69 | ||
| 6 | 12:00 pm | #1 Texas A&M vs. #8 Florida | 72–66 | SEC Network | 15,222 |
| 7 | 2:30 pm | #4 LSU vs. #12 Tennessee | 84–75 | ||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | #2 Kentucky vs. #10 Alabama | 85–59 | 18,049 | |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | #3 South Carolina vs. #6 Georgia | 64–65 | ||
| 10 | 12:00 pm | #1 Texas A&M vs #4 LSU | 71–38 | ESPN | 19,108 |
| 11 | 2:30 pm | #2 Kentucky vs #6 Georgia | 93–80 | ||
| 12 | 12:00 pm | #1 Texas A&M vs #2 Kentucky | 77–82OT | ESPN | 19,613 |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed |
- – denotes overtime period
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