Sept. 19, 2011
Birmingham, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference has announced game times for the 2011 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The tournament will be held March 1-4 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the second year in a row. Vanderbilt will also host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Memorial Gym, so every Vanderbilt postseason game leading up the Sweet 16 could be played in Nashville.
This is the fifth time the SEC tournament has been held in Nashville. Previous tournaments held there are 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2011. In the four previous SEC Tournaments played in Nashville, Vanderbilt has won two championships (2002 & 2004) and advanced to the semifinals in 2008 and 2011. Vanderbilt is 9-2 all-time in SEC Tournament games played in Nashville.
The winner of the 11-game tournament will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds and conference champion will be determined by the 16-game regular-season SEC schedule. The top four seeds earn a first-round bye.
The 2012 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will once again enjoy live television coverage. FSN continues its dedication to SEC events by televising all first round and all second round games. The semifinals will be aired on ESPNU for the second consecutive year, while the championship game will again be televised on ESPN2.
Below is the schedule with game times for the 2012 SEC Women’s Basketballâ€Ë†Tournament:
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 1
Noon
Game 1 – Seed #8 vs. Seed #9 – FSN
2:30 p.m.
Game 2 – Seed #7 vs. Seed #10 – FSN
6:30 p.m.
Game 3 – Seed #5 vs. Seed #12 – FSN
9:00 p.m.
Game 4 – Seed #6 vs. Seed #11 – FSN
SECOND ROUND
Friday, March 2
Noon
Game 5 – Seed #1 vs. Game 1 winner – FSN
2:30 p.m.
Game 6 – Seed #2 vs. Game 2 winner – FSN
6:30 p.m.
Game 7 – Seed #4 vs. Game 3 winner – FSN
9:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Seed #3 vs. Game 4 winner – FSN
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 3
3:00 p.m.
Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner – ESPNU
5:00 p.m.
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 winner – ESPNU
FINALS
Sunday, March 4
5:00 p.m.
Game 11 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – ESPN2
All times CENTRAL and subject to change.
FSN – SportSouth; FS Southwest; Sun Sport
