Men's SEC tournament 2025: Schedule, bracket, how to watch, stream
Get ready for absolute mayhem in Nashville with the men's SEC Tournament kicking off this week.
No doubt the toughest conference in college basketball this season, some of the nation's best teams will try to build their case for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament with a strong showing at Bridgestone Arena. The favorite will be regular season champion Auburn, which could be the top overall seed in March Madness. But there's also strong contenders in Florida, Tennessee and Alabama that are No. 1 seed worthy squads trying to get the best of one another.
Teams not in the top four of the conference standings could also surprise and notch some big time wins, making the SEC Tournament one of the most intriguing ones during championship week.
When is the SEC tournament?
The men's SEC basketball tournament will be played from Wednesday, March 12-Sunday, March 16, finishing up hours before the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday.
The top four teams get a double-bye, and teams No. 5-8 in the standings get a first round bye. The tournament will be played at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
SEC tournament schedule, bracket
All game times in Eastern Time.
First round
Wednesday, March 12
Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 16 South Carolina (1 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 2: No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas (3:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 LSU (7 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 4: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Oklahoma (9:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Second round
Thursday, March 13
Game 5: No. 8 Mississippi vs. Game 1 winner (1 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 6: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Game 2 winner (3:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 7: No. 7 Missouri vs. Game 3 winner (7 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky vs. Game 4 winner (9:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Quarterfinal
Friday, March 14
Game 9: No. 1 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner (1 p.m., ESPN)
Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Game 6 winner (25 minutes after Game 9, ESPN)
Game 11: No. 2 Florida vs. Game 7 winner (7 p.m., SEC Network)
Game 12: No. 3 Alabama vs. Game 8 winner (9:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (1 p.m., ESPN)
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (25 minutes after Game 9, ESPN)
Championship
Sunday, March 16
TBD vs. TBD (1 p.m., ESPN)
How to watch SEC tournament
The SEC men's basketball tournament will be broadcast on the SEC Network and ESPN. The first and second rounds will exclusively on the SEC Network. The first two quarterfinal matchups will be on ESPN and the last two quarterfinal games will be on the SEC Network. All semifinal games and the championship will air on ESPN.
Catch SEC action on Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription to new users
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