2014 SEC women's basketball tournament
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]
| 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2013–14 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, Georgia |
| Champions | Tennessee (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Holly Warlick (1st title) |
| MVP | Isabelle Harrison (Tennessee) |
| Attendance | 30,467 |
| Television | SportSouth, Fox Sports South, ESPNU, ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
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
| 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | |||||
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| 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
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
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| 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.
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 5 | Second round Thursday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 | Championship Game Sunday, March 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 53 | 1 | South Carolina | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 43 | 1 | South Carolina | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mississippi State | 67 | 4 | Kentucky | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Missouri | 70 | 5 | Florida | 71 | 4 | Kentucky | 70 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mississippi State | 73 | 2 | Tennessee | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | LSU | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | LSU | 78 | 2 | Tennessee | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Alabama | 65 | 2 | Tennessee | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Auburn | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ole Miss | 54 | 3 | Texas A&M | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Arkansas | 62 | 6 | Auburn | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ole Miss | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OT denotes overtime game
References
- "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- Bracket
- "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.
- 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.