2001 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2001 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place on March 8–11, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.
| 2001 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2000–01 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Kentucky (24th title) |
| Winning coach | Tubby Smith (3rd title) |
| MVP | Tayshaun Prince (Kentucky) |
| Attendance | 203,489 |
| Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals) CBS (Championship game) |
The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 77–55.
Bracket
| First round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship Game | |||||||||||||||
| W5 | Auburn | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Tennessee | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | #14 Ole Miss | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Tennessee | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | #14 Ole Miss | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | #5 Florida | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | #5 Florida | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Alabama | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Vanderbilt | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Alabama | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | #14 Ole Miss | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #15 Kentucky | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Mississippi State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #15 Kentucky | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | South Carolina | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | #15 Kentucky | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Arkansas | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Arkansas | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| W6 | LSU | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| W6 | LSU | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Georgia | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
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