SEC Tournament Bracket Set

March 7th, 2011 08:38 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tags: First Round, Georgia, W2 Miss, W5 Auburn

Kentucky’s 64-58 win over Tennessee yesterday put the final touches on the SEC Tournament seedings. In the East, UK grabbed the #2 seed and Tennessee fell to #5. Vanderbilt wound up with the #3 slot and Georgia landed at #4.

Now that we know how the field will shape up in Atlanta beginning Thursday, here’s a look at the bracket with starting times in red (all times Eastern):

First Round		Second Round

W5 Auburn	1:00pm	Winner vs W1 Alabama
E4 Georgia	Thursday	1:00pm Friday

E6 S. Carolina	3:30pm	Winner vs E2 Kentucky
W3 Ole Miss	Thursday	3:30pm Friday

E5 Tennessee	7:30pm	Winner vs E1 Florida
W4 Arkansas	Thursday	7:30pm Friday

W6 LSU	10:00pm	Winner vs W2 Miss. State
E3 Vanderbilt	Thursday	10:00pm Friday

As for these teams’ regular-season encounters:

* Auburn lost at Georgia 81-72 in overtime back on February 5th.

* Ole Miss lost at South Carolina 79-73 on February 22nd.

* Tennessee lost at Arkansas 68-65 in the SEC opener for both clubs on January 8th.

* LSU lost at home to Vanderbilt 90-69 on February 26th.

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UK FAN

UK Wildcats SEC Champions...GO CATS!!!

bob

nah

watts

Miss State beat Florida once but have to get over Vandy first.. i like Bama against Miss State/Florida in that order depending if State beats Vandy in the 2nd rd

Guest

My prediction - Georgia over Miss State in final

darren

Vandy is a test for anyone, but I think Florida had rather play Vandy than MSU. My prediction - Florida vs. Kentucky in the final.

KOOP

UK ALL THE WAY!!!!

Jerry

I agree with Mark, but Kentucky lost at North Carolina by only 2 points.

Mark

Don't agree that Fla has easiest road to championship game, I would much rather play Ole Miss and Georgia probably like Kentucky has to than go thru Vandy and Tenn to make it to championship game. I'm a Kentucky man thru and thru and I think we got a break with the teams in our bracket. We haven't been very good on the road this year but hopefully our last game with Tenn will boost our confidence. The good thing is we have only had 1 double digit defeat all year, UConn early in the season and North Carolina at their place got us by 9 or 10. Almost all of our other defeats have been by 4 points or less. I look for Kentucky, Fla, Vandy, Tenn and Georgia/Alabama winner to make it in for sure. We might get a 6th team but I doubt it. As bad as I hate to say it the SEC just isn't that strong this year.

Eddieturner

Mark I agree, Im a true Cat fan and the win over Tenn. probably was the most important win thus far. Still going to be tough in Atlanta though.
I hope they make the final four so I can see them... I won tickets and airfare through Bud light. Go CATS!!!!!

Story41

WhatI take from looking At the bracket is Florida has the easiest road to get to the championship of anyone in the tournament. The only team that can possibly trip them up they just beat in their house in Vanderbilt. Besides that the teams that need the most help are Alabama and Georgia they are in Joe Lunardi's last four out and I suspect if the SEC gets 5 teams in it's poetic justice that it be settled in a potential 2nd round matchup between them. I don't think the commitee has much of a choice but give the nod to the winner for the 5th team in the SEC, and as a league that had 6 teams in at some point according to Lunardi now is struggling to find 5 that meets the tourney's requirements. That says a lot in just how down the league is this year and if it not for it being a 68 team bracket I don't think 5 would make it. And John don't wimp out on us we need your predictions as to who is in and who needs to have a good tourney. Which game is the biggest for potential at large bid schools.

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