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1984 SEC men's basketball tournament

1984 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams10
SiteMemorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tennessee[1]
ChampionsKentucky[1] (14th title)
Winning coachJoe B. Hall (1st title)
MVPCharles Barkley (Auburn)
Attendance136,046 (sellout)
TelevisionSports Productions, Inc. (Entire tournament)
NBC (Championship game coverage outside the SEC footprint)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 5   .853
Auburn 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Florida 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
LSU 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Georgia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
Ole Miss 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286
† 1984 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–10, 1984 at the Memorial Gymnasium on Vanderbilt University’s campus located in Nashville, Tennessee. The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating the Auburn Tigers by a score of 51–49 in the championship game on March 10.[1] Kentucky’s tournament championship win marked the first time a regular season champion won the tournament championship since the revival of the SEC Tournament in 1979.[2]

  1. ^ a b c 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ^ Auburn vs. Kentucky - 1984 SEC Championship - via YouTube. Original SPI Broadcast of the 1984 SEC Tournament Championship Game.

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