University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee to Meet Alabama in SEC Tournament
March 06, 2004 | Men's Basketball
March 6, 2004
GEORGIA DOME SEATING | SEC TOURNAMENT BRACKET
The bracket for the 2004 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is set. Tennessee will play Alabama March 11 in Game 4 (9:45 p.m.) on the opening day of the event.
The Crimson Tide defeated Tennessee 83-70 Feb. 14 in the season's only meeting in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama holds an 8-4 edge over the Vols all-time in SEC Tournament play. The Tide defeated the Vols 91-72 in the 2002 quarterfinals in Atlanta. Alabama ranks second all-time with seven SEC Tournament titles, while Tennessee ranks third with four.
The winner of the 11-game tournament receives the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds, conference championship and division titles are determined by the 16-game conference schedule during the regular season.
Teams are seeded by their divisional finish and features Eastern Division-Western Division matchups in every game should the higher seed win each contest. Atlanta served as host of the inaugural SEC Tournament played following the 1932-33 season and did so again after the 1933-34 season. The event was held every year through 1952, with the exception of 1935. After a 26-year layoff (1953-78), the tournament was renewed in 1979. The 2004 tournament will be the 45th in league history and the 26th since the renewal.
The complete schedule for the tournament is listed below:
