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2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament
2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament in New Orleans - 11 games, 1 champion: don’t miss it! Book a hotel near the New Orleans Arena.
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The 2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played in the New Orleans Arena. The tournament pits the 12 teams of the South Eastern Conference against each other in a classic #1-#12 seeding based on the teams’ regular season conference finish. The winner of the 11-game tournament receives the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Three of the last 14 SEC Tournament champions have gone on to win the national championship game.
The 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four championship games will also be played in New Orleans on March 31 – April 2.
#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed
#5 Seed vs. #12 Seed
#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed
#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Seed
Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Seed
Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Seed
Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Seed
Championship Game
University of Arkansas
Auburn University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee
Vanderbilt University


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