The 2013 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the

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held from March 13–17, 2013 in

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. The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the

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and

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, and the semifinals and finals were broadcast nationally on ABC.

Format

With the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M to the league, the tournament expanded to 14 teams. As in previous years, the top four teams received byes to the quarterfinals; these byes now became double-byes with the addition of a new round featuring the four lowest seeds (11 through 14; seeds 5 through 10 receive a single bye into the second round). After these matchups on the first day, the rest of the tournament proceeds as in previous years, with the 11/14 and 12/13 winners facing, respectively, seeds 6 and 5, and seeds 7 & 10 and 8 & 9 also squaring off in the second round. The four winners on the second day join the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

^OT denotes overtime game

SEC All-tournament team

* Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss MVP * Erik Murphy, Florida * Kenny Boynton, Florida * Reginald Buckner, Ole Miss * Murphy Holloway, Ole Miss

References

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