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2007 SEC men's basketball tournament
The 2007 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 8–11, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Raycom/LF Sports, and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.
| 2007 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
2007 Tournament logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2006–07 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| Champions | Florida Gators (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Billy Donovan (3rd title) |
| MVP | Al Horford (Florida[1]) |
| Top scorer | Sonny Weems (Arkansas[1]) (75 points) |
| Television | CBS, Lincoln Financial Sports |
Florida won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating Arkansas on March 11, 2007 by the score of 77 to 56.
Final SEC Regular Season Standings
| SEC East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Coach | W | L | Pct | Seed |
| Florida | Billy Donovan | 13 | 3 | .813 | E1 |
| Vanderbilt | Kevin Stallings | 10 | 6 | .625 | E2 |
| Tennessee | Bruce Pearl | 10 | 6 | .625 | E3 |
| Kentucky | Tubby Smith | 9 | 7 | .563 | E4 |
| Georgia | Dennis Felton | 8 | 8 | .500 | E5 |
| South Carolina | Dave Odom | 4 | 12 | .250 | E6 |
| SEC West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Coach | W | L | Pct | Seed |
| Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | 8 | 8 | .500 | W1 |
| Mississippi | Andy Kennedy | 8 | 8 | .500 | W2 |
| Arkansas | Stan Heath | 7 | 9 | .438 | W3 |
| Auburn | Jeff Lebo | 7 | 9 | .438 | W4 |
| Alabama | Mark Gottfried | 7 | 9 | .438 | W5 |
| LSU | John Brady | 5 | 11 | .313 | W6 |
Bracket
| First round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship game | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Alabama | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Kentucky | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Mississippi State | 84* | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Kentucky | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Mississippi State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Vanderbilt | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | South Carolina | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Arkansas | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #6 Florida | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Georgia | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Auburn | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #6 Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Georgia | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #6 Florida | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Mississippi | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Mississippi | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | LSU | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | LSU | 76* | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | #22 Tennessee | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.