2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

2005 Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 200405
Teams 12
Site Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
Champions Florida (1 title)
Winning coach Billy Donovan (1 title)
MVP Matt Walsh, Florida
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments
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The 2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10-13, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

The top two teams in both the Eastern and Western Divisions receive byes in the first round, which were Kentucky, Alabama, LSU, and Florida and played their second round games on March 11, 2005. The winner of the tournament, Florida, received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This was Florida's first SEC tournament championship.

2005 SEC Tournament

  First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
W5  Mississippi 53  
E4  South Carolina 52  
  W1  Alabama 69  
    W5  Ole Miss 52  
      
        
  E2  Florida 68  
  W1  Alabama 62  
        
        
  E2  Florida 80
    W3  Mississippi State 64  
W3  Mississippi State 76
E6  Georgia 65  
  E2  Florida 70
  E1  Kentucky 53
E5  Tennessee 65  
W4  Arkansas 46  
  E1  Kentucky 76
    E5  Tennessee 62  
      
        
  E1  Kentucky 79*
  W2  LSU 78  
        
        
  W2  LSU 89
    W6  Auburn 58  
W6  Auburn 80
E3  Vanderbilt 67  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

See also

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