Talk:SEC men's basketball tournament

History

The history of the SEC Tournament needs to be researched because there are discrepancies in this paragraph:

"From 1933-50 the SEC Champion was determined by a tournament, except for 1935. Since 1951, when the round-robin schedule was introduced, the title has been decided by a winning percentage on the conference schedule. From 1951-64 the round-robin consisted of 14 games. In 1965 and 1966 it was expanded to 16 games. From 1967-91 the round-robin schedule was 18 games. In 1992 the SEC split into an Eastern and Western Division, but continued to recognize an SEC Champion based on a winning percentage over the new 16-game conference schedule. The league also began awarding division championships. In 1979 the tournament was renewed with the winner receiving the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament."

1) The official SEC site has the tournament being held from 1933 to 1952, not 1950.
2) The official SEC site states that the 26-year layoff was from 1953 to 1978 and that the tournament to decide the champion was renewed in 1979. Despite this, the paragraph above reads: "In 1992 the SEC split into an Eastern and Western Division, but continued to recognize an SEC Champion based on a winning percentage over the new 16-game conference schedule."
3) The paragragh above reads: "Since 1951, when the round-robin schedule was introduced, the title has been decided by a winning percentage on the conference schedule." Again this is confusing because according to the SEC official site the winning percentage system wasn't used until 1953. Also if you look at the list of champions in this article you'll notice that the no-tournament gap goes from 1953 to 1978, just as stated on the SEC official Web site.

SEC Official site - Men's Basketball Tournament Info
http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=9534#

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.10.76.226 (talk) 13:28, February 29, 2008 (UTC)