Although the SEC expanded to 14 members with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M in July 2012, this was the first SEC women's tournament to feature 14 teams. Ole Miss did not participate in the 2013 tournament; it self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2012–13 season after revelations of potential major NCAA rules violations.[5]
The teams seeded 1–4 received a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and the teams seeded 5–10 received a single-bye to the second round. The remaining four teams played in the first round.[3]
Seeds
2014 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.
*Game Times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed
SPSO games air across the SEC Region on FSN affiliates, including FSSW, and FSMW. The games rotate between the main channel and Plus affiliates. The games are also simulcast outside SEC territories on ESPN3. Next year the majority of the games will move to SEC Network.[citation needed]
^"Championships: SEC Champions"(PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved May 16, 2013. From 1980 to 1985, the SEC champion was the winner of the SEC Tournament. Since 1986, the SEC champion has been determined by the regular season schedule.