2013 SEC women's basketball tournament

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.

2013 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
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
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2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 7 Kentucky 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
No. 14 Georgia 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 17 South Carolina 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 9 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
LSU 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Arkansas 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Florida 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Missouri 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Auburn 5 11   .313 19 15   .559
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Alabama 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
2013 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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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

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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

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[3][4]

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

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  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. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "2013 SEC Tournament Women's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 SEC women's tourney bracket". www.kentucky.com. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2024.