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SEC Basketball Tournament bracket, full TV schedule, seedings for 2026 championship

The SEC Tournament field will be set following games on March 7, including Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee.

The Commodores and Vols both are in pursuit of the final double bye slot. Two other teams (Missouri and Kentucky) can earn the final double bye.

Florida has locked up the No. 1 seed as the regular-season champions.

The full SEC Tournament schedule and bracket is below, with full matchups to be locked in at the conclusion of play on March 7:

  • Dates: Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 15
  • Location: Bridgestone Arena

The 2026 SEC Tournament will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville from Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 15.

Conference records in parenthesis; underlined and italicized teams are locked into seed:

  • 1. Florida (15-2) (clinched No. 1 seed)
  • 2. Arkansas (13-5) (clinched double bye)
  • 3. Alabama (12-5)
  • 4. Tennessee (11-6)
  • 5. Vanderbilt (10-7)
  • 6. Texas A&M (10-7)
  • 7. Kentucky (10-7)
  • 8. Missouri (10-8)
  • 9. Georgia (9-8)
  • 10. Texas (9-8)
  • 11. Auburn (7-10)
  • 12. Oklahoma (6-11)
  • 13. Mississippi State (5-12)
  • 14. Ole Miss (4-13)
  • 15. LSU (3-14)
  • 16. South Carolina (3-14)

All times Central

Wednesday, March 11

  • Game 1:  9-seed vs. 16-seed, 12 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 2:  12-seed vs. 13-seed, 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 3: 10-seed vs. 15-seed, 6 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 4: 11-seed vs. 14-seed, 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network

Thursday, March 12

  • Game 5:  8-seed vs. Game 1 winner, 12 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 6:  5-seed vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 7:  7-seed vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 8:  6-seed vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network

Friday, March 13

  • Game 9:  1-seed Florida vs. Game 3 winner, 12 p.m. on ESPN
  • Game 10:  4-seed vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m. on ESPN
  • Game 11:  2-seed vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. on SEC Network
  • Game 12:  3-seed vs. Game 6 winner, 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network

Saturday, March 14

  • Game 13:  Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 12 p.m. on ESPN
  • Game 14:  Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 2:30 p.m. on ESPN

Sunday, March 15

  • Championship Game:  Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 12 p.m. on ESPN

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