2016 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 9–13, 2016.

2016 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams13
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (30th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (4th title)
MVPTyler Ulis (Kentucky)
Attendance105,799
TelevisionESPN and SEC Network
SEC men's basketball tournaments
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M135 .722289  .757
No. 10 Kentucky135 .722279  .750
South Carolina117 .611259  .735
Vanderbilt117 .6111914  .576
LSU117 .6111914  .576
Ole Miss108 .5562012  .625
Georgia108 .5562014  .588
Florida99 .5002115  .583
Arkansas99 .5001616  .500
Alabama810 .4441815  .545
Mississippi State711 .3891417  .452
Tennessee612 .3331519  .441
Auburn513 .2781120  .355
Missouri*315 .1671021  .323
2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

This year's tournament involved only 13 of the league's 14 teams. On January 13, 2016, Missouri, then being investigated by the NCAA for rules violations that occurred under the tenure of former head coach Frank Haith, 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.

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