SEC Tournament basketball is upon us.
A 7-game slate on Saturday saw the regular season come to an official close. The 2023 SEC Tournament bracket has been finalized. Though Alabama lost on the road to Texas A&M on Saturday, the Tide had already locked up the regular-season championship and the top overall seed in the upcoming conference tournament.
The Aggies have the No. 2 seed. Kentucky and Missouri rounded out the rest of the top 4, respectively. They’ll earn double-byes in the tournament and begin play on Friday, March 10.
The rest of the tournament field can be seen below.
This year’s tournament will play out inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Volunteers will look to defend last year’s conference tournament crown, but will do so as the 5-seed. The first 2 rounds of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on the SEC Network before shifting to the ESPN family of networks. All times are Eastern.
First Round — Wednesday, March 8
- Game 1: No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (7 p.m.)
- Game 2: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 LSU (9 p.m.)
Second Round — Thursday, March 9
- Game 3: No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Mississippi State (1 p.m.)
- Game 4: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 1 winner (3 p.m.)
- Game 5: No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Arkansas (7 p.m.)
- Game 6: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. Game 2 winner (9 p.m.)
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 10
- Game 7: No. 1 Alabama vs. Game 3 winner (12 p.m., ESPN)
- Game 8: No. 4 Missouri vs. Game 4 winner (3 p.m., ESPN)
- Game 9: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Game 5 winner (7 p.m., SECN)
- Game 10: No. 3 Kentucky vs. Game 6 winner (9 p.m., SECN)
Semifinals — Saturday, March 11
- Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (1 p.m., ESPN)
- Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (3 p.m., ESPN)
Championship — Sunday, March 12
- Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (1 p.m., ESPN)
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— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 5, 2023
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
