Gators, Crimson Tide earn top seeds for SEC tournament
By Bud L. Ellis
For the past two months, the teams in the Southeastern Conference have taken turns beating up on each other, in preparation for the madness of March.
The postseason begins for the 12 SEC schools on Thursday, when the SEC tournament tips off at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Florida and Alabama are the top seeds, the Gators claiming the SEC East championship and the Crimson Tide winning the SEC West. Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, there were a few seedings still up for grabs.
The top two teams in each division earned a first-round bye for the tournament, meaning the Gators and Crimson Tide won’t hit the hardwood until Friday. Mississippi State finished second in the West, while Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Tennessee were separated by one game in a logjam for second place in the East.
Thursday’s first-round matchups will be followed by Friday’s quarterfinals, two semifinal games on Saturday and the SEC championship game on Sunday afternoon.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 9:36 pm by bud
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