Bracket Announced for SEC Soccer Tournament

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Top-seeded Florida (16-2-1, 11-0 SEC) faces No. 8 seed Alabama (9-8-2, 4-6-1 SEC) on Wednesday, Nov. 5 in the opening round of the 2008 Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament. The 2008 SEC Soccer Tournament bracket was announced today by the league office.
The SEC Tournament is set for Nov. 5-9 at the Orange Beach SportsPlex in Orange Beach, Ala. Florida is the defending SEC Tournament champion.

Florida earned the No. 1 seed after becoming the first team since the league went to a regular-season round-robin format in 2004 to post an undefeated record in SEC play. The Gators face No. 8 seed Alabama at 6 p.m. (ET) in Wednesday’s opening round of the tournament.

This will be the second meeting between the two teams in the state of Alabama this season. Florida senior Megan Kerns led UF with three goals in the 6-1 win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Oct. 19.

Seedings, parings and schedule for the 2008 SEC Tournament can be found below.

2008 SEC Soccer Tournament Seeds:
No. 1 – Florida (16-2-1, 11-0 SEC)
No. 2 – LSU (13-3-1, 7-3-1 SEC)
No. 3 – Auburn (11-7-2, 7-3-1 SEC)
No. 4 – Georgia (9-9-1, 7-3-1 SEC)
No. 5 – South Carolina (11-5-4, 5-4-2 SEC) No. 6 – Tennessee (8-10-1, 5-5-1 SEC) No. 7 – Mississippi (7-9-3, 5-5-1 SEC) No. 8 – Alabama (9-8-2, 4-6-1 SEC)

2008 SEC Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 5 – First Round (all times ET) Match 1 - (2) LSU vs. (7) Mississippi – 1 p.m.
Match 2 - (3) Auburn vs. (6) Tennessee – 3:30 p.m.
Match 3 - (1) Florida vs. (8) Alabama – 6 p.m.
Match 4 - (4) Georgia vs. (5) South Carolina – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7 – Semifinal
Match 5 – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 6 p.m.
Match 6 – Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 – 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9 – Final – 3:30 p.m.
Match 7 – Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6