2009 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteAlltel Arena
North Little Rock, Arkansas
ChampionsVanderbilt (6th title)
Winning coachMelanie Balcomb (3rd title)
MVPChristina Wirth (Vanderbilt)
Attendance24,777
2008–09 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Auburn122 .857304  .882
No. 14 Vanderbilt104 .714269  .743
LSU104 .7141911  .633
No. 22 Florida95 .643248  .750
No. 18 Tennessee95 .6432211  .667
Mississippi State86 .5712310  .697
Georgia77 .5001814  .563
Arkansas68 .4291814  .563
Ole Miss59 .3571815  .545
Kentucky59 .3571616  .500
South Carolina212 .1431018  .357
Alabama113 .0711317  .433
2009 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament took place on March 5–8, 2009 in North Little Rock, Arkansas at Alltel Arena.

Vanderbilt won the tournament and with it the SEC's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament. In the final, they upset top seed Auburn for the second time in three weeks; the Commodores were responsible for two of the Tigers' three losses going into the NCAA tournament.

Tournament

First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals
            
9 Ole Miss 65
8 Arkansas 60
9 Ole Miss 65
1 Auburn 71
1 Auburn 80
5 Tennessee 58
12 Alabama 49
5 Tennessee 68
5 Tennessee 71
4 Florida 67
1 Auburn 54
2 Vanderbilt 61
11 South Carolina 39
6 Mississippi State 49
6 Mississippi State 58
3 LSU 63
3 LSU 47
2 Vanderbilt 61
10 Kentucky 64
7 Georgia 82
7 Georgia 61
2 Vanderbilt 69

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

References

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