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SEC tourney bracket set

Posted by Paul Gattis -- The Huntsville Times March 08, 2008 9:45 PM

Categories: Basketball

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's a link to the SEC Tournament schedule next week in Atlanta.
And here's a quick cut-and-paste for the first two rounds without the bracket format (notice it's in Eastern time....I'm too lazy tonight to change it to Central):

FIRST ROUND - March 13 (Thursday)

Game 1 - [E5] South Carolina vs. [W4] LSU [RS] 1:00 ET
Game 2 - [W6] Auburn vs. [E3] Vanderbilt [RS] 3:15 ET
Game 3 - [W5] Alabama vs. [E4] Florida [RS] 7:30 ET
Game 4 - [E6] Georgia vs. [W3] Ole Miss [RS] 9:45 ET

SECOND ROUND - March 14 (Friday)

Game 5 - Game 1 Winner vs. [E1] Tennessee [RS] 1:00 ET
Game 6 - Game 2 Winner vs. [W2] Arkansas [RS] 3:15 ET
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. [W1] Mississippi State [RS] 7:30 ET
Game 8 - Game 4 Winner vs. [E2] Kentucky [RS] 9:45 ET
If you're Alabama, it doesn't look as bad as it could.

The first round game is against Florida -- which has lost four of its last six going into today's game at Kentucky.

And the second round game for the winner is against West champ Mississippi State -- which is much better than against East champ Tennessee.


In fact, Alabama will only see Tennessee if the two make it to the championship game.
Of course, I know Alabama was just 5-11 in SEC play -- the worst in the Gottfried era. And I'm certainly not calling for a run to Sunday.

But if you're looking for some optimism, the bracket isn't a bad place to start.