SEC, 1997-1998
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EASTERN DIVISION
                SEC     Pct.    ALL     Pct. 
Kentucky        14-2    .875    35-4    .897     NCAA #2 seed  6-0 National Champs
South Carolina  11-5    .686    23-8    .742     NCAA #3 seed  0-1
Tennessee        9-7    .563    20-9    .690     NCAA #8 seed  0-1
Georgia          7-9    .438    20-15   .571     NIT      4-1   3rd Place
Vanderbilt       7-9    .438    20-13   .606     NIT      2-1
Florida          6-10   .375    14-15   .482     NIT      0-1

WESTERN DIVISION
                SEC     Pct.    ALL     Pct. 
Mississippi     12-4    .750    22-7    .759     NCAA #4 seed  0-1
Arkansas        11-5    .686    24-9    .727     NCAA #6 seed  1-1
Auburn           7-9    .438    16-14   .533     NIT      1-1
Alabama          6-10   .375    15-16   .484
Mississippi St   4-12   .250    15-15   .500
LSU              2-14   .125     9-18   .333


SEC TOURNAMENT (Atlanta, GA)  
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    First Round  March 5
       W4 Alabama        72, E5 Vanderbilt     62
       E5 Georgia        79, W5 Mississippi St 76
       E3 Tennessee      73, W6 LSU            62
       E6 Florida        68, W3 Auburn         64

    Quarterfinals March 6
       E1 Kentucky       82, W4 Alabama        71
       W1 Mississippi    72, E5 Georgia        67
       W2 Arkansas      102, E3 Tennessee      96
       E2 S. Carolina    71, E6 Florida        60

    Semifinals   March 7 
       E1 Kentucky       99, W2 Arkansas       74
       E2 S. Carolina    87, W1 Mississippi    77

    Championship  Sun March 8 
       E1 Kentucky       86, E2 S. Carolina    56 

NCAA TOURNAMENT
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  Round Of 64
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    (2 ) Kentucky       82,  (15) S.C. State   67
    (14) Richmond       62,  (3 ) S. Carolina  61
    (13) Valparaiso     70,  (4 ) Mississippi  69
    (6 ) Arkansas       74,  (11) Nebraska     65
    (9 ) Illinois St    82,  (8 ) Tennessee    81  ot

  Round of 32
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    (2 ) Kentucky       88,  (10) St. Louis    61
    (3 ) Utah           75,  (6 ) Arkansas     69

  Sweet 16
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    (2 ) Kentucky       94,  (6 ) UCLA         68

  Elite 8
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    (2 ) Kentucky       86,  (1 ) Duke         84

  National Semifinals
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    (2 ) Kentucky       86,  (3 ) Stanford     85  ot

  National Championship
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    (2 ) Kentucky       78,  (3 ) Utah         69

NIT Tournament
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    *Auburn        77, S. Mississippi 62
    *Marquette     75, Auburn         60  ot

    Georgetown     71, *Florida       69

    Georgia       100, *Iowa          93
    Georgia        61, *N.C. State    55
    *Georgia       79, Vanderbilt     65
    Penn St.       66, Georgia        60
    Georgia        95, Fresno St      79 

    *Vanderbilt    73, St. Bonaventure 61
    Vanderbilt     72, *Wake Forest    68
    *Georgia       79, Vanderbilt     65

CONFERENCE AWARDS
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    Player Of The Year:   
          Ansu Sesay, Mississippi    (AP, coaches)

    Coach Of The Year:
          Tubby Smith,  Kentucky    (AP -tie)
          Jerry Green, Tennessee    (AP -tie)
          Nolan Richardson, Arkansas (coaches)

    All-SEC Teams
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                                AP       Coaches
                                ------------------------
       Ansu Sesay, Miss         1st      1st
       B.J. McKie, USC          1st      1st
       Drew Maddux, Van         1st      1st
       Nazr Mohammed, Ken       1st      1st
       Nick Davis, Ark          1st      2nd
       Horatio Webster, MSU     2nd      1st
       Pat Bradley, Ark         2nd      2nd
       Melvin Watson, USC       2nd      2nd
       Tony Harris, Tenn        2nd      3rd
       Keith Carter, Miss       2nd      ---
       Bryant Smith, Aub        ---      2nd
       Scott Padgett, Ken       3rd      2nd
       C.J. Black, Tenn         3rd      2nd
       Jumaine Jones, Georgia   3rd      3rd
       Tyrone Washington, MSU   3rd      3rd
       Jeff Sheppard, Ken       3rd      ---
       G.C. Smith, Geo          ---      3rd
       Brandon Wharton, Tenn    ---      3rd

  All-Freshman Team
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      Scott Pohlman, Auburn
      Jumaine Jones, Georgia
      Antonio Grant, S. Carolina
      Tony Harris, Tennessee
      Brent Wright, Florida  (tie)
      Isiah Victor, Tennessee (tie)
      Greg LaPointe, Vanderbilt (tie)

 All Tournament Team:
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      G-Wayne Turner, Kent      {MVP]
      G-Heshimu Evans, Kent
      C-Nazr Mohammed, Kent
      F-Scott Padgett, Kent
      G-B.J. McKie, USC               [leading scorer: 64 pts]