1999 SEC women's basketball tournament
| 1999 SEC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga TN |
| Champions | Tennessee (9 title) |
| Winning coach | Pat Summitt (9 title) |
| MVP | Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee) |
| Attendance | 43,221 |
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
- ^ "1998-99 Women's Southeastern Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.