2025 SEC tournament: Bracket, schedule, game times for men’s basketball

The 2025 SEC tournament for men’s basketball starts Wednesday, March 12, and ends with the title game on Sunday, March 16. All games will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Get the bracket, schedule and game time information below. Seeds will be set after the end of the regular season on Saturday, March 8.

2025 SEC tournament bracket

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2025 SEC tournament schedule, game times

All times ET

Wednesday, March 12 — First Round

Game 1: No. 9 seed vs. No. 16 seed | 1 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 2: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed | 25 minutes after Game 1 on SEC Network
Game 3: No. 10 seed vs. No. 15 seed | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 4: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed | 25 minutes after Game 3 on SEC Network

Thursday, March 13 — Second Round

Game 5: No. 8 seed vs. Game 1 winner | 1 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 6: No. 5 seed vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 on SEC Network
Game 7: No. 7 seed vs. Game 3 winner | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 8: No. 6 seed vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 on SEC Network

Friday, March 14 — Quarterfinals

Game 9: No. 1 seed vs. Game 5 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 10: No. 4 seed vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 on ESPN
Game 11: No. 2 seed vs. Game 7 winner | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 12: No. 3 seed vs. Game 8 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 on SEC Network

Saturday, March 15 — Semifinals

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

Sunday, March 16 — Championship

Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN

SEC basketball tournament history, champions

Kentucky has won the most SEC tournament titles with 32. Auburn is the defending champion, with the Tigers beating Florida in the 2024 title game, 86-67.

YEAR
CHAMPION
SCORE
RUNNER-UP
LOCATION

1933
Kentucky
46-27
Mississippi State
Atlanta

1934
Alabama
41-25
Florida
Atlanta

1936
Tennessee
29-25
Alabama
Knoxville, Tenn.

1937
Kentucky
39-25
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.

1938
Georgia Tech
58-47
Ole Miss
Baton Rouge, La.

1939
Kentucky
46-38
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.

1940
Kentucky
51-43
Georgia
Knoxville, Tenn.

1941
Tennessee
36-33
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.

1942
Kentucky
36-34
Alabama
Louisville, Ky.

1943
Tennessee
33-30
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.

1944
Kentucky
62-46
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.

1945
Kentucky
39-35
Tennessee
Louisville, Ky.

1946
Kentucky
59-36
LSU
Louisville, Ky.

1947
Kentucky
55-38
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.

1948
Kentucky
54-43
Georgia Tech
Louisville, Ky.

1949
Kentucky
68-52
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.

1950
Kentucky
95-58
Tennessee
Louisville, Ky.

1951
Vanderbilt
61-57
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.

1952
Kentucky
44-43
LSU
Louisville, Ky.

1979
Tennessee
75-69 (OT)
Kentucky
Birmingham, Ala.

1980
LSU
80-78
Kentucky
Birmingham, Ala.

1981
Ole Miss
66-62
Georgia
Birmingham, Ala.

1982
Alabama
48-46
Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.

1983
Georgia
86-71
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.

1984
Kentucky
51-49
Auburn
Nashville, Tenn.

1985
Auburn
53-49
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.

1986
Kentucky
83-72
Alabama
Lexington, Ky.

1987
Alabama
69-62
LSU
Atlanta

1988
Kentucky
62-57
Georgia
Baton Rouge, La.

1989
Alabama
72-60
Florida
Knoxville, Tenn.

1990
Alabama
70-51
Ole Miss
Orlando, Fla.

1991
Alabama
88-69
Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn.

1992
Kentucky
80-54
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.

1993
Kentucky
82-65
LSU
Lexington, Ky.

1994
Kentucky
73-60
Florida
Memphis, Tenn.

1995
Kentucky
95-93 (OT)
Arkansas
Atlanta

1996
Mississippi State
84-73
Kentucky
New Orleans

1997
Kentucky
95-68
Georgia
Memphis, Tenn.

1998
Kentucky
86-56
South Carolina
Atlanta

1999
Kentucky
76-63
Arkansas
Atlanta

2000
Arkansas
75-67
Auburn
Atlanta

2001
Kentucky
77-55
Ole Miss
Nashville, Tenn.

2002
Mississippi State
61-58
Alabama
Atlanta

2003
Kentucky
64-57
Mississippi State
New Orleans

2004
Kentucky
89-73
Florida
Atlanta

2005
 Florida
70-53
 Kentucky
Atlanta

2006
Florida
49-47
South Carolina
Nashville, Tenn.

2007
Florida
77-56
Arkansas
Atlanta

2008
 Georgia
66-57
Arkansas
Atlanta

2009
Mississippi State
64-61
Tennessee
Tampa, Fla.

2010
Kentucky
75-74 (OT)
Mississippi State
Nashville, Tenn.

2011
Kentucky
70-54
Florida
Atlanta

2012
Vanderbilt
71-64
Kentucky
New Orleans

2013
Ole Miss
66-63
Florida
Nashville, Tenn.

2014
 Florida
61-60
Kentucky
Atlanta

2015
Kentucky
78-63
Arkansas
Nashville, Tenn.

2016
Kentucky
82-77 (OT)
Texas A&M
Nashville, Tenn.

2017
Kentucky
82-65
Arkansas
Nashville, Tenn.

2018
Kentucky
77-72
Tennessee
St. Louis

2019
Auburn
84-64
Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn.

2021
Alabama
80-79
LSU
Nashville, Tenn.

2022
Tennessee
65-50
Texas A&M
Tampa, Fla.

2023
Alabama
82-63
Texas A&M
Nashville, Tenn.

2024
Auburn
86-67
Florida
Nashville, Tenn.