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The 2025 SEC Tournament officially gets underway on Wednesday with 4 1st-round matchups.
Winners from Wednesday’s games will advance to Round 2 on Thursday. The quarterfinals are set to begin on Friday in Nashville.
SEC Tournament First-round tipoff times, TV info
Here’s the full schedule for the 1st round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville:
- South Carolina vs. Arkansas | 1 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Texas vs. Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- LSU vs. Mississippi State | 7 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Oklahoma vs. Georgia | 9:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network
South Carolina and Arkansas met just 11 days ago with the Gamecocks crushing the Razorbacks 72-53 in Columbia. However, the Hogs have rebounded well from that defeat with wins over Vanderbilt and Mississippi State to close out the regular season. Arkansas is a 4.5-point favorite over the Gamecocks, per BetMGM.
Texas vs. Vanderbilt is probably the biggest game of the day when it comes to the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Longhorns are in must-win mode, but they’ve already lost to the Commodores once this year. BetMGM has Vandy as a 2.5-point favorite.
Mississippi State defeated LSU 81-69 back on March 1. The Bulldogs are safely in the field of 68 and LSU would need a miracle just to extend its season beyond this week, so there’s not a lot of postseason implications on the line for this game. Mississippi State is an 8.5-point favorite, according to BetMGM.
Oklahoma is firmly on the March Madness bubble, but most bracketologists have the Sooners projected to make the field despite a 6-12 record in SEC play this season. One of those losses came to Georgia, who is expected to earn an at-large bid. A win over UGA would likely clinch a spot in the field for OU, but it won’t come easy — Georgia has won 4 in a row entering this game. The Bulldogs are favored by 3.5 at BetMGM.
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Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
