2007 SEC men's basketball tournament
2007 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200607
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsFlorida Gators (3rd title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (3rd title)
MVPAl Horford (Florida[1])
Top scorerSonny Weems (Arkansas[1])
(75 points)
TelevisionCBS, Lincoln Financial Sports
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 3 Florida133 .813355  .875
Vanderbilt106 .6252212  .647
No. 25 Tennessee106 .6252411  .686
Kentucky97 .5632212  .647
Georgia88 .5001914  .576
South Carolina412 .2501416  .467
West
Mississippi State88 .5002113  .618
Ole Miss88 .5002114  .600
Arkansas79 .4382114  .600
Auburn79 .4381714  .548
Alabama79 .4382012  .625
LSU511 .3131715  .531
2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 8–11, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome.

Florida won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating Arkansas on March 11, 2007 by the score of 77 to 56.

Television coverage

The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Lincoln Financial Sports (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports), and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

Final SEC Regular Season Standings

SEC East
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
FloridaBilly Donovan133.813E1
VanderbiltKevin Stallings106.625E2
TennesseeBruce Pearl106.625E3
KentuckyTubby Smith97.563E4
GeorgiaDennis Felton88.500E5
South CarolinaDave Odom412.250E6
SEC West
SchoolCoachWLPctSeed
Mississippi StateRick Stansbury88.500W1
MississippiAndy Kennedy88.500W2
ArkansasStan Heath79.438W3
AuburnJeff Lebo79.438W4
AlabamaMark Gottfried79.438W5
LSUJohn Brady511.313W6

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
W5 Alabama 67
E4 Kentucky 79
W1 Mississippi State 84*
E4 Kentucky 82
W1 Mississippi State 72
W3 Arkansas 81
E2 Vanderbilt 71
W3 Arkansas 72
E6 South Carolina 52
W3 Arkansas 82
W3 Arkansas 56
E1 #6 Florida 77
E5 Georgia 80
W4 Auburn 65
E1 #6 Florida 74
E5 Georgia 57
E1 #6 Florida 80
W2 Mississippi 59
W2 Mississippi 80
W6 LSU 60
W6 LSU 76*
E3 #22 Tennessee 67

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

  1. 1 2 "Florida Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". March 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
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