2005 SEC men's basketball tournament

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.

2005 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsFlorida (1st title)
Winning coachBilly Donovan (1st title)
MVPMatt Walsh, Florida
SEC men's basketball tournaments
2004–05 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 7 Kentucky142 .875286  .824
No. 16 Florida124 .750248  .750
Vanderbilt88 .5002014  .588
South Carolina79 .4382013  .606
Tennessee610 .3751417  .452
Georgia214 .125820  .286
West
No. 21 Alabama124 .750248  .750
LSU124 .7502010  .667
Mississippi State97 .5632311  .676
Arkansas610 .3751812  .600
Ole Miss412 .2501417  .452
Auburn412 .2501417  .452
2005 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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