2009 SEC women's basketball tournament

For the men's basketball tournament, see 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament.

2009 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteAlltel Arena
North Little Rock, Arkansas
ChampionsVanderbilt (6th title)
Winning coachMelanie Balcomb (3rd title)
MVPChristina Wirth (Vanderbilt)
Attendance24,777
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2008–09 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Auburn 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 14 Vanderbilt† 10 – 4   .714 26 – 9   .743
LSU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
No. 22 Florida 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750
No. 18 Tennessee 9 – 5   .643 22 – 11   .667
Mississippi State 8 – 6   .571 23 – 10   .697
Georgia 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
Arkansas 6 – 8   .429 18 – 14   .563
Ole Miss 5 – 9   .357 18 – 15   .545
Kentucky 5 – 9   .357 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 2 – 12   .143 10 – 18   .357
Alabama 1 – 13   .071 13 – 17   .433
† 2009 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament took place on March 5–8, 2009 in North Little Rock, Arkansas at Alltel Arena.

Vanderbilt won the tournament and with it the SEC's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament. In the final, they upset top seed Auburn for the second time in three weeks; the Commodores were responsible for two of the Tigers' three losses going into the NCAA tournament.

Tournament

First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals
            
9 Ole Miss 65
8 Arkansas 60
9 Ole Miss 65
1 Auburn 71
1 Auburn 80
5 Tennessee 58
12 Alabama 49
5 Tennessee 68
5 Tennessee 71
4 Florida 67
1 Auburn 54
2 Vanderbilt 61
11 South Carolina 39
6 Mississippi State 49
6 Mississippi State 58
3 LSU 63
3 LSU 47
2 Vanderbilt 61
10 Kentucky 64
7 Georgia 82
7 Georgia 61
2 Vanderbilt 69

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

References