2008 SEC women's basketball tournament


The 2008 SEC women's basketball tournament was held on March 6–9, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Sommet Center.

2008 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteSommet Center
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsTennessee (13th title)
Winning coachPat Summitt (13th title)
MVPCandace Parker (Tennessee)
Attendance51,036
← 2007
2009 →
2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 LSU 14 0   1.000 31 6   .838
No. 3 Tennessee 13 1   .929 36 2   .947
No. 21 Vanderbilt 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Kentucky 8 6   .571 17 16   .515
Georgia 8 6   .571 23 10   .697
Auburn 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Florida 6 8   .429 19 14   .576
Ole Miss 6 8   .429 13 16   .448
Mississippi State 4 10   .286 16 15   .516
South Carolina 4 10   .286 16 16   .500
Arkansas 2 12   .143 17 13   .567
Alabama 1 13   .071 8 22   .267
2008 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Tennessee won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.[1]

Tournament

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First round
March 6th
Second round
March 7th
Semi-Finals
March 8th
Finals
March 9th
            
9 Mississippi State 49
8 Ole Miss 54
8 Ole Miss 36
1 LSU 80
1 LSU 66
4 Kentucky 49
12 Alabama 62
5 Georgia 71
5 Georgia 50
4 Kentucky 57
1 LSU 55
2 Tennessee 61
11 Arkansas 51
6 Auburn 73
6 Auburn 44
3 Vanderbilt 49
3 Vanderbilt 48
2 Tennessee 63
10 South Carolina 57
7 Florida 71
7 Florida 61
2 Tennessee 92

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament team

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References

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  1. ^ "Lady Vols avenge Valentine's Day loss, take home another championship". ESPN. March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2024.[dead link]