Florida Gators SEC Tournament Hub: Schedule, Bracket, History, Prediction

After winning its SEC regular-season title in 12 years, the Florida Gators are now looking to go back-to-back in the SEC Tournament for the first time since winning three-straight from 2005-07. Entering the postseason as the AP No. 4 team with a 25-6 record and 16-2 record in SEC play, the Gators are favorited to clinch a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

While winning the SEC Tournament may not be necessary to clinch the one-seed, head coach Todd Golden does not want to take any chances.

“I’m not from the school of thought that you should lose before the postseason because you want to remember how that feels," he said on Tuesday. "No. I remember how Auburn feels, I remember how Missouri feels and we don’t want to feel that way. This team is mature, that’s just the reality. We’ve got some studs who can handle the expectation at this point. I think that was an issue for us early in the year, but we battled through that and have grown up a lot."

Todd Golden has completed the trifecta of championships, winning his first SEC regular-season title after winning the SEC and NCAA tournaments last season. | Kyle Lander / Florida Gators on SI

The No. 1 seed in the league tournament, the Gators are riding an 11-game winning streak into the tournament and are looking to clinch a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

"I think we're in a great spot now, especially compared to last week," Golden said. "We just have to worry about we can control. If we win the games, I don't think we have anything to worry about. If we don't, then we start to worry and start allowing other people to dictate and determine what happens with us."

Below is the complete schedule, bracket, television information and plenty more as Florida heads to Nashville for the 2026 SEC Tournament.

2026 SEC Tournament Bracket, Schedule & Results

The SEC released its full bracket and schedule on Sunday after its regular season fully concluded. All games can be televised on SEC Network unless noted otherwise.

Bracket

🚨 THE BRACKET.

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— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 8, 2026

Schedule and Scores

Wednesday, March 11 - First Round

Game One: No 9. Kentucky 87, No. 16 LSU 82
Game Two: No. 12 Auburn 79, No. 13 Mississippi State 61
Game Three: No. 15 Ole Miss 76 vs. No. 10 Texas 66
Game Four: No. 11 Oklahoma 86, No. 14 South Carolina 74

Thursday, March 12 - Second Round

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

Friday, March 13 - Quarterfinals

Game Nine: 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

Saturday, March 14 - Semifinals

Game 13 (1 p.m., ESPN): No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt
Game 14 (25 min. after conclusion of Game 13): No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Arkansas

Sunday, March 15 - Finals

Championship (1 p.m., ESPN): Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

Gators' Path to Back-to-Back, One-Seed in NCAA Tournament

As one of the league's top four seeds, Florida got a double bye to start the tournament, not having to play until the quarterfinals on Friday.

No. 9 Kentucky's win over LSU on Wednesday and No. 8 Missouri on Thursday, created a third matchup between the two rivals this season. Once again, the Gators came out on top, holding on for a close 71-63 win. The win marked Florida's first three-win single-season sweep of Kentucky since 2014.

"Good win for us today," Golden said after the win. "Coming into the conference tournament, we hadn't played in about a week. I thought we were a little rusty. Played with good energy in the first half. It was kind of the same story each of the three times we played these guys this year. Got up big in the second half. We were up 17 with 13 to go, had an opportunity to extend to a point where they couldn't get back in the ballgame. We got sloppy with the ball.

"I thought our execution and the way we played physically for the last 13 minutes was not good enough. That's something we can address and get ready for our opponent in the semifinals.

With the win, Florida advanced to face No. 4 Vanderbilt in the semifinals.

A trip to the SEC Tournament Championship, regardless of the result, should be enough for the Gators to lock up the fourth and final one-seed in the NCAA Tournament over UConn, while a win all but guarantees it. A loss to Vanderbilt creates murky waters.

Florida's SEC Tournament History

The Gators are going for its sixth SEC Tournament title after wins from 2005-07, a win in 2014 and a win in 2025. A tournament title would give Golden his second SEC Tournament title of his career, making him just the third active SEC head coach to do so.

The Florida Gators won its most recent SEC Tournament title last season. | Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

An appearance in the title game would mark Golden's third straight, being the first SEC head coach to do so since Jon Calipari went to five straight from 2014-18.

Florida has only won an SEC regular-season title and SEC Tournament title in the same season twice with victories in 2007 and in 2014.

Prediction

With its recent dominance in league play, with nine of its 11-straight wins coming by double digits and five coming by at least 20 points, it is hard to see Florida lose anytime soon. However, one team could cause issues depending on how the bracket plays out.

Nine-seed Kentucky, despite its 10-8 conference record, has given the Gators the most trouble during the win streak as the only team to lose by single digits during the run. The Wildcats erased double-digit deficits in both losses before Florida pulled away in the final minutes.

Since Kentucky got through Missouri, it created an interesting third matchup between the Gators in the Wildcats. The last time that happened came in the 2014-15 season, when Kentucky swept the Gators with a close win in Gainesville and double-digit wins in Lexington and in the SEC Tournament. That sweep came after the Gators had its own three-game sweep over the Wildcats the previous season.

While Florida is largely expected to win its second-straight SEC Tournament, which is ultimately what Florida Gators on SI is predicting, beating Kentucky a third time could be the difference between a one-seed and a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament, while potential rematches against Alabama and Arkansas create interesting storylines after heated matchups in the regular season.

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