SEC basketball tournament 2026: Updated bracket, scores and schedule
Day 2 of the 2026 SEC Tournament offers college basketball fans some tantalizing matchups on Thursday. No. 8 Missouri faces Kentucky in the opener, which will be followed shortly after by a showdown between Auburn and No. 5 seed Tennessee.
No. 7 seed Georgia will face No. 15 seed Ole Miss, and No. 6 seed Texas A&M will face the Sooners in the final game of the second round. Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and Vanderbilt will await the winners of those games in the quarterfinals on Friday.
The first day of the SEC Tournament in Nashville on Wednesday was full of intrigue, as several bubble teams hoping to make a final case to the selection committee were in action. While Auburn and Oklahoma helped their respective resumes in the first round of the SEC Tournament, Texas did itself no favors.
In the opener, No. 9 seed Kentucky took care of business with an 87-82 victory over No. 16 seed LSU. The Wildcats were making their first appearance in the first round of the SEC tournament after failing to secure a first-round bye.
Auburn kept its hopes of a wild card berth alive after beating No. 13 Mississippi State 77-61. While the Tigers helped their cause, No. 10 seed Texas certainly didn’t after losing 76-66 to No. 15 seed Ole Miss. In the final game of the day, No. 11 seed Oklahoma defeated No. 14 seed South Carolina 86-74.
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2026 SEC Tournament Bracket, Scores
Location: Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tennessee
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All times Eastern; some departure times are approximate
Second round — Thursday March 12
Game 5: No. 9 Kentucky 78, No. 8 Missouri 72 | To summarize
Game 6: No. 5 Tennessee 72, No. 12 Auburn 62 | To summarize
Game 7: No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | Game Tracker
Game 8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Oklahoma | 25 minutes after Game 7 on SEC Network
Quarter-finals – Friday March 13
Game 9: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 on ESPN
Game 11: No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 7 winner | 7 p.m. on the SEC Network
Game 12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 on SEC Network
Semi-finals – Saturday March 14
Game 13: Winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 10 | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 14: Winner of game 11 vs. winner of game 12 | 25 minutes after Game 13 on ESPN
SEC Tournament Championship Game – Sunday, March 15
Match 13: Winner of Match 13 vs. Winner of Match 14 | 1 p.m. on ESPN
2026 SEC Tournament Scores, Results
First round – Wednesday March 11
Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky 87, No. 16 LSU 82 | To summarize
Game 2: No. 12 Auburn 77, No. 13 Mississippi State 61 | To summarize
Game 3: No. 15 Ole Miss 76, No. 10 Texas 66 | To summarize
Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma 86, No. 14 South Carolina 74 | To summarize
