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The 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 1982 at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and the SEC's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament by defeating Kentucky by a score of 48–46.[1][3][4][5] The tournament win was Alabama's second SEC tournament win, but it was the program's first tournament win since the 1934 tournament.

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1982 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams10
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky][1]
ChampionsAlabama Crimson Tide[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (1st title)
MVPDirk Minnefield (Kentucky)
Attendance154,624
TelevisionTVS Television Network
NBC
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1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Kentucky13–5 .72222–8  .733
Tennessee13–5 .72220–10  .667
No. 13 Alabama †12–6 .66724–7  .774
Ole Miss11–7 .61118–12  .600
LSU11–7 .61114–14  .500
Georgia10–8 .55619–12  .613
Vanderbilt7–11 .38915–13  .536
Auburn7–11 .38914–14  .500
Mississippi State4–14 .2228–19  .296
Florida2–16 .1115–22  .185
† 1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[2]
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Coverage of the entire tournament was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network,[3] with NBC covering the championship game for areas outside the SEC geographical footprint.

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First Round Second Round Semi-Finals Finals
1 #15 Kentucky 89
8 Auburn 38 8 Auburn 66
9 Mississippi State 36 1 #15 Kentucky 62
4 Ole Miss 58
4 Ole Miss 59
5 LSU 52
1 #15 Kentucky 46
3 #18 Alabama 48
2 Tennessee 57
7 Vanderbilt 47 7 Vanderbilt 54
10 Florida 46 2 Tennessee 50
3 #18 Alabama 56
3 #18 Alabama 85
6 Georgia 74

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