# 2013 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2013 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 6 to 10, 2013 in Duluth, Georgia at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The first and second rounds and the quarterfinal round was televised through FSS and SPSO, and the semifinals and finals was broadcast nationally on ESPNU and ESPN2.

## Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament likewise expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes 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 proceeded 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 joined the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.
This year, Ole Miss chose to self-impose a post-season ban, so the teams were seeded 1–13, and the 11 seed received a single-bye.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi State vs. Alabama | FSS |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 12:00 PM | Arkansas vs. Florida | SPSO |
| 2 | 3 | 2:30 PM | South Carolina vs. Alabama | SPSO |
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 PM | Vanderbilt vs. Missouri | SPSO |
| 3 | 5 | 8:30 PM | LSU vs. Auburn | SPSO |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 12:00 PM | Tennessee vs. Florida | SPSO |
| 4 | 7 | 2:30 PM | Texas A&M vs. South Carolina | SPSO |
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 PM | Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt | SPSO |
| 5 | 9 | 8:30 PM | Georgia vs. LSU | SPSO |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 4:00 PM | Tennessee vs. Texas A&M | ESPNU |
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 PM | Kentucky vs. Georgia | ESPNU |
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 10 ||||||
| 7 | 12 | 6:00 PM | Texas A&M vs. Kentucky | ESPN2 |
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 6 Fox Sports South | First round Wednesday, March 6 Fox Sports South | First round Wednesday, March 6 Fox Sports South | Second round Thursday, March 7 SPSO | Second round Thursday, March 7 SPSO | Second round Thursday, March 7 SPSO | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 SPSO | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 SPSO | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 SPSO | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPNU | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 9 | Florida | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida | 64 | 1 | Tennessee | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Arkansas | 59 | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | South Carolina | 52 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Alabama | 35 | 4 | Texas A&M | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Alabama | 63 | 5 | South Carolina | 77 | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 75 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | Kentucky | 67 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Vanderbilt | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Missouri | 40 | 2 | Kentucky | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Vanderbilt | 53 | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 38 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | LSU | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Auburn | 62 | 3 | Georgia | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | LSU | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |