SEC Basketball Tournament 2019: Seedings, first-round matchups finalized

LSU and Vanderbilt are still going to play on Saturday night, but the Tigers are locked in as the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament and the Commodores are the No. 14 seed.

Therefore, we now know all the seedings and first-round matchups for next week’s tournament in Nashville, and it looks like a heck of a tourney.

Here’s a look at how things will line up when the teams tip off with a title on the line next week:

Seedings

1. LSU
2. Kentucky
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina
5. Auburn
6. Mississippi State
7. Ole Miss
8. Florida
9. Arkansas
10. Alabama
11. Texas A&M
12. Mizzou
13. Georgia
14. Vanderbilt

Matchups

Wednesday, March 13

• No. 12 Mizzou vs. No. 13 Georgia, 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt, 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

Thursday, March 14

• No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Arkansas, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 5 Auburn vs. Mizzou/Georgia, 3 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Alabama, 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
• No. 6 Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M/Vanderbilt, 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network)

After that, the top-four seeds will get into the action, but we’ll wait to post those schedules as we know which teams are going to advance.

Whatever happens, this tourney should be a lot of fun.

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.