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The SEC tournament should be the best among the major conference tournaments this week, and not just because Auburn has dominated the sport in the second half of the season.
Here’s everything you need to know about the SEC tournament.
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Regardless of what happened in Nashville, the Tigers are in a great position headed into the NCAA tournament. The Tigers, who lost to Tennessee in the SEC tournament semifinals on Saturday, have 16 Quad 1 wins this season — which is way more than any other team in the country. They held onto the top spot in the national rankings for more than two months and have been nearly unstoppable in the best conference in basketball behind Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome. They should take home a No. 1 seed, if not the top overall seed, in the NCAA tournament.
The SEC will almost certainly set a new record in the NCAA tournament this spring, especially if things go the right way in the conference tournament. The league is looking at 12 bids in the NCAA tournament this season, which would break the record set by the Big East in 2011. The Big Ten is pushing double-digit bids, too.
All times ET
When: Wednesday-Sunday
Where: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville
TV: ESPN, SEC Network
Game schedule:
Wednesday, March 12: First round
Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas 72, No. 16 South Carolina 68
Game 2: No. 13 Texas 79, No. 12 Vanderbilt 72
Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State 91, No. 15 LSU 62
Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma 81, No. 11 Georgia 75
Thursday, March 13: Second round
Game 5: No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80
Game 6: No. 13 Texas 94, No. 5 Texas A&M 89
Game 7: No. 7 Missouri 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73
Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky 85, No. 14 Oklahoma 84
Friday, March 14: Quarterfinals
Game 9: No. 1 Auburn 62 No. 8 Ole Miss 57
Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee 83, No. 13 Texas 72
Game 11: No. 2 Florida 95, No. 7 Missouri 81
Game 11: No. 3 Alabama 99, No. 6 Kentucky 70
Saturday, March 15: Semifinals
Game 13: No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 1 Auburn 65
Game 14: No. 2 Florida 104, No. 3 Alabama 82
Sunday, March 16
SEC championship game: Tennessee vs. Florida, 1 p.m. | ESPN
