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SEC Men’s Basketball Conference Championship Game: Full Schedule, Bracket and How to Watch

It will be No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 3 Arkansas in the league title game ahead of Selection Sunday.
Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. celebrates after advancing to the SEC tournament championship game.
Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. celebrates after advancing to the SEC tournament championship game. | ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The SEC men’s basketball conference tournament tipped off Wednesday with the first round of action. While all 16 teams in the conference get an invite to the conference tournament, the top four teams from the regular season received byes to the quarterfinals, and didn’t play their first game of the tournament until Friday.

There’s plenty at stake, from the teams in the basement of the conference looking to make a miraculous run to March Madness.

Below is everything you need to know about the SEC tournament.


SEC men’s basketball final regular-season standings

Seed

Team (AP rank)

Conference record

Overall record

1.

(4) Florida

16–2

25–6

2.

(15) Alabama

13–5

23–8

3.

(17) Arkansas

13–5

23–8

4.

(22) Vanderbilt

11–7

24–7

5.

(25) Tennessee

11–7

21–10

6.

Texas A&M

11–7

21–10

7.

Georgia

10–8

22–9

8.

Missouri

10–8

20–11

9.

Kentucky

10–8

19–12

10.

Texas

9–9

18–13

11.

Oklahoma

7–11

17–14

12.

Auburn

7–11

16–15

13.

Mississippi State

5–13

13–18

14.

South Carolina

4–14

13–18

15.

Ole Miss

4–14

12–19

16.

LSU

3–15

15–16


SEC men’s basketball conference tournament bracket

The bracket for the SEC men’s basketball conference tournament.
The bracket for the SEC men’s basketball conference tournament. | NCAA.com

SEC men’s basketball conference tournament full schedule

March 11: First round

Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky 87, No. 16 LSU 82
Game 2: No. 12 Auburn 79, No. 13 Mississippi State 61
Game 3: No. 15 Ole Miss 76, No. 10 Texas 66
Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma 86, No. 14 South Carolina 74

March 12: Second round

Game 5: No. 9 Kentucky 78, No. 8 Missouri 72
Game 6: No. 5 Tennessee 72, No. 12 Auburn 62
Game 7: No. 15 Ole Miss 76, No. 7 Georgia 72
Game 8: No. 11 Oklahoma 83, No. 6 Texas A&M 63

March 13: Quarterfinals

Game 9: No. 1 Florida 71, No. 9 Kentucky 63
Game 10: No. 4 Vanderbilt 75, No. 5 Tennessee 68
Game 11: No. 15 Ole Miss 80, No. 2 Alabama 79
Game 12: No. 3 Arkansas 82, No. 11 Oklahoma 79

March 14: Semifinals

Game 13: No. 4 Vanderbilt 91, No. 1 Florida 74
Game 14: No. 3 Arkansas 93, No. 15 Ole Miss 90 (OT)

March 15: Championship game

Game 15: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 3 Arkansas, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)


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