FAQ: The SEC Tournament

What is the SEC Tournament? The Southeastern Conference is a basketball conference consisting of several members of NCAA Division I basketball, primarily ones which exist in the southeastern parts of the United States, and this is its annual tournament. The winner of this tournament, which features seeded teams in a single elimination format, is guaranteed a bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. All of this so far has nothing to do with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Nope. Different SEC. So can I get my money back for all the tickets I bought with a fervent enthusiasm for securities and exchanges and the regulations put in place to protect private investors? You could scalp the tickets outside the arena for more than you paid for them, maybe, and take advantage of the demand for tickets. That's kind of how things are done, secretly. Oh, so this IS something the Securities and Exchange Commission might be interested in. Maybe I need to be placing a phone call to current Chairwoman Mary Jo White about this? Whatever you want. Where is this thing being held? The 2015 SEC Tournament will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. Traditionally it is held at a fairly centralized location to accommodate fans and fan travel. That's still a long way from Texas A&M. Yeah, most things in the SEC are a long way from Texas A&M. I would like to know who is going to win this tournament, please. Well, it hasn't been played yet -- so no one knows who is going to win. The smart money is on the University of Kentucky, which is currently an undefeated 31-0 since the season began. A second choice might be Arkansas, Georgia or LSU. What about The University of Wyoming? What are their chances in this tournament? Zero percent. They have a zero percent chance of winning. Says you, maybe. Says everyone, actually. What is Nashville like? Is it like the rest of Tennessee? Because a lot of Tennessee is not where I would choose to spend any of my very valuable time. Nashville's one of the good places in Tennessee, along with sometimes-Memphis, Dollywood Splash Countryâ„¢ family fun and water park and beautiful Rock City, which you must see. What if  I dislike Tennessee so much that I need to get out of it right away? You will like Nashville. It's great. And even if you were in Murfreesboro, which is the geographic center of Tennessee, you're never more than three and a half hours away from Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or North Carolina, among others. Ew, none of those sound like an improvement on Tennessee.  At least some of them have beaches. I'm going to tell all of my University of Missouri friends to come and let's watch them play at the SEC tournament. That will be such fun! No, that will probably not be fun for you or for those other people. What if my team loses? Can I get a refund on the ticket I bought to that game? Again, that's not how it works. You are purchasing a ticket in the agreement that a basketball game is scheduled to play at a certain place at at a certain time and the outcome of that game could be the victory of one of either teams scheduled to play. That sounds like a very convoluted agreement. I'd rather just buy a ticket to see a team who is going to win its game. Then you should buy a ticket to one of Kentucky's three likely games. My cousin went to the 2012 National Championship game and, when the final buzzer sounded, he looked up at the ceiling and got a piece of confetti in his eye; he is still in litigation with the NCAA and the Superdome and it's taking forever. What if this happens to me? You should probably just stay home and watch things on television. Enjoy!