# 2013 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 SEC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 13–17, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and ESPNU, and the semifinals and finals were broadcast nationally on ABC.

## Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes now 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 proceeds 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 join the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

2013 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | ‡Florida | 14–4 | 26–7 | |
| 2. | †Kentucky | 12–6 | 21–11 | 1–1 vs ALA,MISS; 1–1 vs FLA |
| 3. | †Ole Miss | 12–6 | 26–8 | 1–1 vs ALA,KEN; 0–1 vs FLA; 2–0 vs TENN |
| 4. | †Alabama | 12–6 | 21–12 | 1–1 vs KEN,MISS; 0–1 vs FLA; 1–1 vs TENN |
| 5. | #Tennessee | 11–7 | 20–12 | 1–0 vs MIZZ |
| 6. | #Missouri | 11–7 | 23–10 | 0–1 vs TENN |
| 7. | #Arkansas | 10–8 | 19–13 | |
| 8. | #Georgia | 9–9 | 15–17 | 1–0 vs LSU |
| 9. | #LSU | 9–9 | 19–12 | 0–1 vs UGA |
| 10. | #Vanderbilt | 8–10 | 16–17 | |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 7–11 | 18–15 | |
| 12. | South Carolina | 4–14 | 14–18 | 1–1 vs MSST, 1–0 vs MISS |
| 13. | Mississippi State | 4–14 | 10–22 | 1–1 vs SCAR, 1–1 vs MISS |
| 14. | Auburn | 3–15 | 9–23 | |
| ‡ – 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. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 13 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:30 PM | #13 Mississippi State vs. #12 South Carolina | SEC Network | 7,879 |
| 1 | 2 | 9:00 PM | #14 Auburn vs. #11 Texas A&M | SEC Network | 7,879 |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 14 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | #9 LSU vs. #8 Georgia | SEC Network | 10,065 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 PM | #13 Mississippi State vs. #5 Tennessee | SEC Network | 10,065 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 PM | #10 Vanderbilt vs. #7 Arkansas | SEC Network | 11,798 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 PM | #11 Texas A&M vs. #6 Missouri | SEC Network | 11,798 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM | #9 LSU vs. #1 Florida | ESPNU | 15,649 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 PM | #5 Tennessee vs. #4 Alabama | ESPNU | 15,649 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 PM | #10 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Kentucky | SEC Network ESPNU (select markets) | 18,192 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 PM | #6 Missouri vs. #3 Ole Miss | SEC Network ESPNU (select markets) | 18,192 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:00 PM | #4 Alabama vs #1 Florida | ABC | 14,574 |
| 6 | 12 | 2:30 PM | #10 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Ole Miss | ABC | 14,574 |
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 17 ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 12:00 PM | #1 Florida vs. #3 Ole Miss | ABC | 12,138 |
| *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPNU/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPNU/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPNU/SEC Network | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ABC | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ABC | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ABC | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 ABC | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 ABC | Championship Game Sunday, March 17 ABC |
| | | | | | | 1 | #13 Florida | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgia | 63 | 9 | LSU | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | LSU | 68 | | | | | | 1 | #13 Florida | 61 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alabama | 51 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Alabama | 58 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tennessee | 69 | 5 | Tennessee | 48 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | South Carolina | 59 | 13 | Mississippi State | 53 | | | | | | | | 1 | #13 Florida | 63 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Ole Miss | 66 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Arkansas | 72 | 10 | Vanderbilt | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Vanderbilt | 75 | | | | | | 10 | Vanderbilt | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ole Miss | 64 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Ole Miss | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Missouri | 62 | 6 | Missouri | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 71 | 11 | Texas A&M | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Auburn | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$^{OT}$ denotes overtime game

## SEC All-tournament team

* Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss MVP
* Erik Murphy, Florida
* Kenny Boynton, Florida
* Reginald Buckner, Ole Miss
* Murphy Holloway, Ole Miss