The 2012 SEC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 8âÂÂ11, 2012 in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena.
This was also the first year teams were seeded #1 through #12, as the conference eliminated divisional play prior to the season, although the 2011âÂÂ12 schedule was still structured based upon the divisions used from 1991âÂÂ92 through 2010âÂÂ11.
This was the last SEC tournament to have 12 teams. The addition of Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 Conference had been announced prior to the season.
The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the ESPN Regional Television-operated SEC Network through regional syndication. The semifinals and final were broadcast nationally on ABC.