1999 SEC women's basketball tournament

1999 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga TN
ChampionsTennessee (9 title)
Winning coachPat Summitt (9 title)
MVPChamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee)
Attendance43,221

The 1999 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) held at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from February 25–28, 1999. The Tennessee Lady Volunteers won the tournament and earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

All teams in the conference participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by their conference record.

Seed School Conference
record
Overall
record
Tiebreaker
1 Tennessee‡† 13–1 31–3
2 LSU 10–4 22–8
3 Georgia 9–5 27–7
4 Auburn 8–6 20–9
5 Alabama 7–7 20–11
6 Mississippi State 7–7 17–11
7 Kentucky 7–7 21–11
8 Florida 6–8 19–14
9 Vanderbilt 6–8 13–14
10 Ole Miss 6–8 15–13
11 Arkansas 5–9 20–14
12 South Carolina 0–14 11–16
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.

Schedule

Game Matchup# Score
First Round – Thu, Feb 25
1
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt
64–61
2
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 South Carolina
82–71
3
No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 10 Ole Miss
75–59
4
No. 6 Mississippi State vs. No. 11 Arkansas
79–70
Quarterfinal – Fri, Feb 26
5
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Florida
92–80
6
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 5 Alabama
72–76
7
No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 Kentucky
71–81
8
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Mississippi State
72–66
Semifinal – Sat, Feb 27
9
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Alabama
80–69
10
No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Georgia
62–68
Championship – Sun, Feb 28
11
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Georgia
85–69
# – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Thu, Feb 25
Quarterfinals
Fri, Feb 26
Semifinals
Sat, Feb 27
Championship
Sun, Feb 28
            
1 Tennessee 92
8 Florida 80
8 Florida 64
9 Vanderbilt 61
1 Tennessee 80
5 Alabama 69
4 Auburn 72
5 Alabama 76
5 Alabama 82
12 South Carolina 71
1 Tennessee 85
3 Georgia 69
2 LSU 71
7 Kentucky 81
7 Kentucky 75
10 Ole Miss 59
7 Kentucky 62
3 Georgia 68
3 Georgia 72
6 Mississippi State 66
6 Mississippi State 79
11 Arkansas 70

References

  1. ^ "1998-99 Women's Southeastern Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.