1999 SEC men's basketball tournament

1999 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
ChampionsKentucky (23rd title)
Winning coachTubby Smith (2nd title)
MVPScott Padgett (Kentucky)
Attendance172,027
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals)
CBS (Championship game)
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1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
No. 8 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
No. 23 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
South Carolina 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
No. 4 Auburn 14 2   .875 29 4   .879
No. 17 Arkansas 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
LSU 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 1999 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 76–63.[2][3]