The men’s college basketball regular season is officially over, which means it’s tournament time!
The SEC Championship will be held March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with all 16 member schools competing in a single-elimination tournament. Each team is seeded based on their regular season record, and the winner will automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament.
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The Florida Gators earned this year’s top seed with a 16-2 record in conference play and a 25-6 overall record. While the game will tip off at 12:30 PM ET on Wednesday, the Orange and Blue teams won’t take the field until Friday at 1 PM ET.
Here’s a look at the entire 2026 SEC Tournament schedule.
SEC Tournament Brackets, Schedule
All times ET
first round
Wednesday, March 11
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G1: No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 LSU, 12:30 p.m. (SECN)
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G2: No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 13 Mississippi State, 3 p.m. (SECN)
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G3: No. 10 Texas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (SECN)
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G4: No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. No. 14 South Carolina, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
second round
Thursday, March 12
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G5: No. 8 Missouri vs. Game 1 winner, 12:30 p.m. (SECN)
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G6: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. (SECN)
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G7: No. 7 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner, 7 p.m. (SECN)
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G8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Game 4 winner, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
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G9: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
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G10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Game 6 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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G11: No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 7 winner, 7 p.m. (SECN)
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G12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner, 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
semifinals
Saturday, March 14
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G13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
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G14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
final
Sunday, March 15
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Championship game, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
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