The 2016 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the

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held at

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March 9–13, 2016. This year's tournament involved only 13 of the league's 14 teams. On January 13, 2016,

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, then being investigated by the NCAA for rules violations that occurred under the tenure of former head coach

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, announced that it would not participate in any postseason play this season. As a result, the #11 seed in the tournament was awarded a first-round bye, leaving the #12 seed–#13 seed game as the only game to be played on March 9.

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

* – denotes overtime period

References

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Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

See also

References