2002 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 7–10, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.

2002 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	12
Site	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Mississippi State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rick Stansbury (1st title)
MVP	Mario Austin (Mississippi State)
Attendance	172,840
Top scorer	Antonio Hudson (LSU) (63 points)
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2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
No. 23 Georgia	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
South Carolina	6	–	10		.375			22	–	15		.595
Vanderbilt	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
West
No. 8 Alabama	12	–	4		.750			27	–	8		.771
No. 17 Mississippi State †	10	–	6		.625			27	–	8		.771
Ole Miss	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
LSU	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

First round

Second Round

Semifinals

Championship game

E1

#17 Georgia

76

W4

LSU

78

E5

Vanderbilt

62

W4

LSU

69

W4

LSU

51

W2

Mississippi State

57

W2

Mississippi State

62

E3

#11 Florida

52

W6

Auburn

63

E3

#11 Florida

81

W2

Mississippi State

61

W1

#8 Alabama

58

W1

#8 Alabama

91

E4

Tennessee

72

W5

Arkansas

61

E4

Tennessee

68

W1

#8 Alabama

65

E6

South Carolina

61

E2

#12 Kentucky

57

E6

South Carolina

70

E6

South Carolina

69

W3

Ole Miss

67

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