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2014 SEC women's basketball tournament

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2014 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams14
SiteArena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
ChampionsTennessee (17th title)
Winning coachHolly Warlick (1st title)
MVPIsabelle Harrison (Tennessee)
Attendance30,467
TelevisionSportSouth, Fox Sports South, ESPNU, ESPN
← 2013
2015 →
2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 South Carolina 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
No. 3 Tennessee 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 3   .813 27 9   .750
No. 10 Kentucky 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Florida 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Georgia 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
LSU 7 9   .438 21 13   .618
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Alabama 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Arkansas 6 10   .375 19 11   .633
Missouri 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 12 20   .375
2014 SEC tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning on March 5, 2014, and ending on March 9, 2014, in Duluth, Georgia, at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.[3] While it determined the SEC's representative in the NCAA tournament, it did not determine the official SEC champion; the conference has awarded its official championship solely on the basis of regular-season record since the 1985–86 season.[4]

Format

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Although the SEC expanded to 14 members with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M in July 2012, this was the first SEC women's tournament to feature 14 teams. Ole Miss did not participate in the 2013 tournament; it self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2012–13 season after revelations of potential major NCAA rules violations.[5]

The teams seeded 1–4 received a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and the teams seeded 5–10 received a single-bye to the second round. The remaining four teams played in the first round.[3]

Seeds

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2014 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 South Carolina 14–2 27–4
2 Tennessee 13–3 27–5 1–0 vs. Texas A&M
3 Texas A&M 13–3 24–8 0–1 vs. Tennessee
4 Kentucky 10–6 24–8
5 #Florida 8–8 19–12
6 #Auburn 7–9 17–14 4–2 vs. Alabama, Vanderbilt, Georgia, and LSU
7 #Alabama 7–9 14–16 3–2 vs. Auburn, Vanderbilt, Georgia, and LSU; 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt
8 #Vanderbilt 7–9 18–12 3–2 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, and LSU; 0–1 vs. Alabama
9 #Georgia 7–9 20–11 1–3 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt, and LSU; 1–0 vs. LSU
10 #LSU 7–9 19–12 1–3 vs. Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt, and Georgia; 0–1 vs. Georgia
11 Arkansas 6–10 19–11 2–0 vs. Missouri
12 Missouri 6–10 17–13 0–2 vs. Arkansas
13 Mississippi State 5–11 19–13
14 Ole Miss 2–14 12–20
‡ – 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

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 5
1 6:00 pm #12 Missouri vs. #13 Mississippi State FSSO/SPSO 2,044
2 8:30 pm #11 Arkansas vs. #14 Ole Miss FSSO/SPSO
Second Round – Thursday, March 6
3 Noon #9 Georgia vs. #8 Vanderbilt SPSO 2,918
4 2:30 pm #5 Florida vs. #13 Mississippi State SPSO
5 6:00 pm #7 Alabama vs. #10 LSU SPSO 3,152
6 8:30 pm #6 Auburn vs. #14 Ole Miss SPSO
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
7 Noon #1 South Carolina vs. #9 Georgia SPSO 4,217
8 2:30 pm #4 Kentucky vs. #5 Florida SPSO
9 6:00 pm #2 Tennessee vs. #10 LSU SPSO 5,232
10 8:30 pm #3 Texas A&M vs. #6 Auburn SPSO
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
11 Noon #1 South Carolina vs. #4 Kentucky ESPNU 6,306
12 2:30 pm #2 Tennessee vs. #3 Texas A&M ESPNU
Championship – Sunday, March 9
13 3:30 pm #4 Kentucky vs. #2 Tennessee ESPN 6,544
*Game Times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

SPSO games air across the SEC Region on FSN affiliates, including FSSW, and FSMW. The games rotate between the main channel and Plus affiliates. The games are also simulcast outside SEC territories on ESPN3. Next year the majority of the games will move to SEC Network.[citation needed]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 5
Second round
Thursday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship Game
Sunday, March 9
9Georgia48
9Georgia531South Carolina67
8Vanderbilt431South Carolina58
4Kentucky68
5Florida70
13Mississippi State674Kentucky75
12Missouri705Florida714Kentucky70
13Mississippi State732Tennessee71
10LSU65
10LSU782Tennessee77
7Alabama652Tennessee86
3Texas A&M77
6Auburn54
14Ole Miss543Texas A&M86
11Arkansas626Auburn70
14Ole Miss63

OT denotes overtime game

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Bracket
  4. ^ "Championships: SEC Champions" (PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved May 16, 2013. From 1980 to 1985, the SEC champion was the winner of the SEC Tournament. Since 1986, the SEC champion has been determined by the regular season schedule.
  5. ^ Elkins, Chris (November 10, 2012). "Ole Miss women's basketball self-impose postseason ban". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Tupelo, MS. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.