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The 2017 SEC Tournament is set to run from Wednesday, March 8 through Sunday, March 12 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Kentucky is the favorite out of the 14-team field, as they are currently ranked #8 in the country, and they won the regular season SEC title with a 16-2 record in conference play.
The Wildcats have won the last two SEC Tournaments, and if any school is going to stop them from three-peating, it’s most likely going to be Florida. The Gators are currently ranked #17 in the country, and they finished second in the SEC in the regular season, going 14-4 in conference games.
In the 2017 SEC Tournament, the top four seeds were given double byes, meaning that #1 Kentucky, #2 Florida, #3 Arkansas, and #4 South Carolina are already in the quarterfinals. The next six teams based on their regular season conference records were given single byes, so #5 Alabama, #6 Ole Miss, #7 Vanderbilt, #8 Georgia, #9 Tennessee, and #10 Texas A&M have already advanced to the second round of the tournament.
Now that the stage has been set, let’s breakdown the bracket and schedule of the 2017 SEC Tournament.
2017 SEC Tournament Bracket
SEC2017 SEC Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, March 8 (First Round)
Game 1 – #12 Mississippi State vs. #13 LSU at 7:00 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 2 – #11 Auburn vs. #14 Missouri at 9:30 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Thursday, March 9 (Second Round)
Game 3 – #8 Georgia vs. #9 Tennessee at 1:00 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 4 – #5 Alabama vs. Game 1 Winner at 3:30 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 5 – #7 Vanderbilt vs. #10 Texas A&M at 7:00 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 6 – #6 Ole Miss vs. Game 2 Winner at 9:30 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Friday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 – #1 Kentucky vs. Game 3 Winner at 1:00 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 8 – #4 South Carolina vs. Game 4 Winner at 3:30 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 9 – #2 Florida vs. Game 5 Winner at 7:00 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Game 10 – #3 Arkansas vs. Game 6 Winner at 9:30 P.M. ET on SEC Network
Saturday, March 11 (Semifinals)
Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner at 1:00 P.M. ET on ESPN
Game 12 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner at 3:30 P.M. ET on ESPN
Sunday, March 12 (Championship)
Game 13 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner at 1:00 P.M. ET on ESPN
