SEC tournament bracket, full schedule: Who is playing when?
SEC tournament bracket, full schedule: Who is playing when?
Matthew Glenesk, USA TODAY Sun, March 8, 2026 at 4:53 AM UTC
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Defending national champion Florida has already wrapped up the No. 1 seed for next week's SEC tournament in Nashville (March 11-15). But the final regular season SEC gameday saw plenty of drama and conference tournament re-seeding.
Arkansas' overtime win over Missouri on Saturday lifted the Razorbacks to the No. 2 seed momentarily. But Alabama's win over Auburn later Saturday allowed the Crimson Tide to retake the second spot.
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Kentucky's loss to Florida on Saturday means the Wildcats dropped to the 9-seed and have to play in Wednesday's first round.
Then things got really exciting. Oklahoma beat Texas in OT to secure the 11-seed, while Texas A&M needed three overtimes over last-place LSU on Saturday to clinch the No. 6 seed, a first-round bye and maybe earned its spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Here's how the bracket for the SEC Tournament.
SEC Tournament bracket, schedule
All times EST.
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First round
Wednesday, March 11
G1: No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 LSU, 12:30 p.m. (SECN)
G2: No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 13 Mississippi State, 3 p.m. (SECN)
G3: No. 10 Texas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (SECN)
G4: No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 South Carolina, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
Second round
Thursday, March 12
G5: No. 8 Missouri vs. Game 1 winner, 12:30 p.m. (SECN)
G6: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. (SECN)
G7: No. 7 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner, 7 p.m. (SECN)
G8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Game 4 winner, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
G9: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
G10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Game 6 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
G11: No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 7 winner, 7 p.m. (SECN)
G12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
G13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
G14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Final
Sunday, March 15
Championship game, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
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