Day 1 of the SEC Tournament from Nashville on Wednesday was full of intrigue, as several bubble teams hoping to make one 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 opening game, No. 9 seed Kentucky took care of business with an 87-82 win 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 an at-large berth alive after defeating No. 13 Mississippi State 77-61. While the Tigers helped their case, No. 10 seed Texas certainly did not 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.
Day 2 of the SEC Tournament will provide college basketball fans with some fun matchups on Thursday. No. 8 Missouri faces Kentucky in the opening game, which will be followed shortly after with 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 play 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.
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2026 SEC Tournament bracket, scores
Location: Bridgestone Arena — Nashville, Tennessee
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All times Eastern; some start times approximated
First round — Wednesday, March 11
Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky 87, No. 16 LSU 82 | Recap
Game 2: No. 12 Auburn 77, No. 13 Mississippi State 61 | Recap
Game 3: No. 15 Ole Miss 76, No. 10 Texas 66 | Recap
Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma 86, No. 14 South Carolina 74 | Recap
Second round — Thursday, March 12
Game 5: No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Kentucky | 12:30 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 6: No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Auburn | 25 minutes after Game 5 on SEC Network
Game 7: No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Oklahoma | 25 minutes after Game 7 on SEC Network
Quarterfinals — 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 SEC Network
Game 12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 on SEC Network
Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 25 minutes after Game 13 on ESPN
SEC Tournament Championship Game — Sunday, March 15
Game 13: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
