2020 SEC men's basketball tournament

2020 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams14
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN
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2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 6   .806
No. 20 Auburn 12 – 6   .667 25 – 6   .806
LSU 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Mississippi State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Florida 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
South Carolina 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Texas A&M 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Missouri 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 16 – 16   .500
Vanderbilt 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, scheduled for March 11–15, 2020.[1] On March 12, after the tournament had begun, the SEC cancelled the remaining games due to the spread of COVID-19.[2]

By rule, Kentucky was symbolically awarded the NCAA championship bid, even though it was not held, and officially was the SEC champions.

Seeds

All 14 SEC schools were slated to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2 Tiebreak 3
1 Kentucky 15–3
2 Auburn 12–6 1–0 vs. LSU
3 LSU 12–6 0–1 vs. Auburn
4 Mississippi State 11–7 1–0 vs. Florida
5 Florida 11–7 0–1 vs. Mississippi State
6 South Carolina 10–8 2–0 vs. Texas A&M
7 Texas A&M 10–8 0–2 vs. South Carolina
8 Tennessee 9–9
9 Alabama 8–10
10 Missouri 7–11 1–1 vs. Arkansas 0–1 vs. Kentucky 1–0 vs. Auburn
11 Arkansas 7–11 1–1 vs. Missouri 0–1 vs. Kentucky 0–1 vs. Auburn
12 Ole Miss 6–12
13 Georgia 5–13
14 Vanderbilt 3–15

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 6:00 pm No. 12 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Georgia 63–81 SEC Network 0
2 8:30 pm No. 11 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt 86–73
Second round – Thursday, March 12
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Alabama cancelled SEC Network
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Florida vs. No. 13 Georgia
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Missouri
6 8:30 pm No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 11 Arkansas
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Kentucky vs. Game 3 winner cancelled ESPN
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Mississippi State vs. Game 4 winner
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner SEC Network
10 8:30 pm No. 3 LSU vs. Game 6 winner
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
6 11 12:00 pm Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner cancelled ESPN
12 2:30 pm Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Championship – Sunday, March 15
7 13 12:00 pm Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner cancelled ESPN

*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11
SEC Network		Second round
Thursday, March 12
SEC Network		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN/SEC Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPN
1Kentucky
8Tennessee 
9Alabama
4Mississippi State
5Florida 
12Ole Miss6313Georgia
13Georgia81
2Auburn
7Texas A&M 
10Missouri
3LSU
6South Carolina 
11Arkansas8611Arkansas
14Vanderbilt73

Game summaries

First round

SECN
March 11
6:00 pm
No. 13 Georgia 81, No. 12 Ole Miss 63
Scoring by half: 41–30, 40–33
Pts: R. Hammonds 22
Rebs: R. Hammonds 11
Asts: S. Wheeler 8		 Pts: B. Tyree 18
Rebs: K. Buffen 8
Asts: Tied 2
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 0
Referees: Don Daily, Bart Lenox, Josue Nieves
SECN
March 11
8:23 pm
No. 14 Vanderbilt 73, No. 11 Arkansas 86
Scoring by half: 26–38, 47–48
Pts: S. Lee 30
Rebs: D. Disu 10
Asts: M. Evans 4		 Pts: M. Jones 22
Rebs: J. Whitt Jr. 7
Asts: M. Jones 6
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 0
Referees: Chuck Jones, Steven Anderson, Todd Austin

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "SEC cancels remainder of men's basketball tournament" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.