# 2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular season in November. Conference play started in early January 2013, and concluded in March with the 2013 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This was the first season for two former Big 12 teams, as the Texas A&M Aggies and the Missouri Tigers played their first season in the SEC.

## Preseason

| | Media |
| 1. | Kentucky (17) |
| 2. | Florida (3) |
| 3. | Missouri (1) |
| 4. | Tennessee (1) |
| 5. | Arkansas |
| 6. | Alabama |
| 7. | Ole Miss |
| 8. | Georgia |
| 9. | Texas A&M |
| 10. | Vanderbilt |
| 11. | LSU |
| 12. | Auburn |
| 13. | South Carolina |
| 14. | Mississippi State |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-SEC teams

* Media
* Kenny Boynton Florida Nerlens Noel Kentucky Phil Pressey Missouri Jarnell Stokes Tennessee B. J. Young Arkansas
* Coaches select 8 players
* Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

## Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| Alabama | AP | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | C | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | AP | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Florida | C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Georgia | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | AP | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | 25 | | | | RV | |
| Kentucky | C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | |
| LSU | AP | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | AP | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Missouri | C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | | | RV | |
| Ole Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | 23 | 16 | RV | RV | | | | | RV |
| Ole Miss | C | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | 24 | 16 | 23 | RV | | | | | RV |
| South Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference Schedules
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
| vs. Alabama | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Arkansas | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Auburn | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Florida | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Kentucky | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. LSU | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Missouri | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. South Carolina | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Tennessee | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – |
| Total | 12–6 | 10–8 | 3–15 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 |

## Postseason
### SEC tournament

* March 13–17, 2013 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN.
2013 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First Round March 13 | Second Round March 14 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 17 |
| 1. | ‡Florida | 14–4 | 26–7 | | BYE | BYE | #9 LSU - W, 80–58 | #4 Alabama - W, 61–51 | #3 Ole Miss - L, 63–66 |
| 2. | †Kentucky | 12–6 | 21–11 | 1–1 vs ALA,MISS; 1–1 vs FLA | BYE | BYE | #10 Vanderbilt - L, 48–64 | | |
| 3. | †Ole Miss | 12–6 | 26–8 | 1–1 vs ALA,KEN; 0–1 vs FLA; 2–0 vs TENN | BYE | BYE | #6 Missouri - W, 64–62 | #10 Vanderbilt - W, 64–52 | #1 Florida - W, 66–63 |
| 4. | †Alabama | 12–6 | 21–12 | 1–1 vs KEN,MISS; 0–1 vs FLA; 1–1 vs TENN | BYE | BYE | #5 Tennessee - W, 58–48 | #1 Florida - L, 51–61 | |
| 5. | #Tennessee | 11–7 | 20–12 | 1–0 vs MIZZ | BYE | #13 Mississippi State - W, 69–53 | #4 Alabama - L, 48–58 | | |
| 6. | #Missouri | 11–7 | 23–10 | 0–1 vs TENN | BYE | #11 Texas A&M - W, 62–50 | #3 Ole Miss - L, 62–64 | | |
| 7. | #Arkansas | 10–8 | 19–13 | | BYE | #10 Vanderbilt - L, 72–75 | | | |
| 8. | #Georgia | 9–9 | 15–17 | 1–0 vs LSU | BYE | #9 LSU - L, 63–68 | | | |
| 9. | #LSU | 9–9 | 19–12 | 0–1 vs UGA | BYE | #8 Georgia - W, 68–63 | #1 Florida - L, 58–80 | | |
| 10. | #Vanderbilt | 8–10 | 16–17 | | BYE | #7 Arkansas - W, 75–72 | #2 Kentucky - W, 64–48 | #3 Ole Miss - L, 52–64 | |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 7–11 | 18–15 | | #14 Auburn - W, 71–62 | #6 Missouri - L, 50–62 | | | |
| 12. | South Carolina | 4–14 | 14–18 | 1–1 vs MSST; 1–0 vs MISS | #13 Mississippi State - L, 59–70 | | | | |
| 13. | Mississippi State | 4–14 | 10–22 | 1–1 vs SCAR; 1–1 vs MISS | #12 South Carolina - W, 70–59 | #5 Tennessee - L, 53–69 | | | |
| 14. | Auburn | 3–15 | 9–23 | | #11 Texas A&M - L, 62–71 | | | | |
| ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament. ||||||||||

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | Second Round | Third Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 3 | South | Florida | #14 Northwestern State - Mar. 22, Austin - W, 79–47 | #11 Minnesota - Mar. 24, Austin - W, 78–64 | #15 Florida Gulf Coast - Mar. 29, Arlington - W, 62–50 | #4 Michigan - Mar. 31, Arlington - WL, 59–79 | | |
| 9 | Midwest | Missouri | #8 Colorado State - Mar. 21, Lexington - L, 72–84 | | | | | |
| 12 | West | Ole Miss | #5 Wisconsin - Mar. 22, Kansas City - W, 57–46 | #13 La Salle - Mar. 24, Kansas City - L, 74–76 | | | | |
| | 3 Bids | W-L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 1–1 .500 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 4–3 .571 |

### National Invitation tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 1 | Kentucky | Kentucky | #8 Robert Morris - Mar. 19, Moon Township - L, 57–59 | | | | |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | #8 Northeastern - Mar. 19, Tuscaloosa - W, 62–43 | #4 Stanford - Mar. 23, Tuscaloosa - W, 66–54 | #2 Maryland - Mar. 26, Tuscaloosa - L, 57–58 | | |
| 2 | Southern Miss | Tennessee | #7 Mercer - Mar. 20, Knoxville - L, 67–75 | | | | |
| | 3 Bids | W-L (%): | 1–2 .333 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 2–3 .400 |

### NBA draft

    The following 1st & 2nd team All-SEC performers were listed as seniors: Erik Murphy, Elston Turner, Laurence Bowers, Kenny Boynton, Murphy Holloway, Mike Rosario. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.
    The following SEC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects:
    The following SEC underclassmen declared early for the 2011 draft: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Archie Goodwin, Nerlens Noel, Marshawn Powell, Phil Pressey, B. J. Young
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | 6 | Nerlens Noel | C | United States | New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Philadelphia) | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Georgia (So.) |
| 1 | 29 | Archie Goodwin | SG | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Phoenix via Golden State) | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Erik Murphy | PF | United States/ Finland | Chicago Bulls | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 57 | Alex Oriakhi# | C | United States | Phoenix Suns (from Denver via LA Lakers) | Missouri (Sr.) |