2008 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 13–16, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Georgia, the improbable winner of the tournament, earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.

2008 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome and
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (due to March 14 tornado)
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsGeorgia (2nd title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (1st title)
MVPSundiata Gaines (Georgia)
Top scorerSundiata Gaines (Georgia)
(69 points)
TelevisionRaycom/LF Sports, CBS, ESPN2
SEC men's basketball tournaments
2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee142 .875315  .861
Kentucky124 .7501813  .581
No. 19 Vanderbilt106 .625268  .765
Florida88 .5002412  .667
South Carolina511 .3131418  .438
Georgia412 .2501717  .500
West
Mississippi State124 .7502311  .676
Arkansas97 .5632312  .657
Ole Miss79 .4382411  .686
LSU610 .3751318  .419
Alabama511 .3131716  .515
Auburn412 .2501416  .467
2008 SEC tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
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