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One of the most exciting tournaments in basketball, the 2025 Southeastern Conference tournament, is set to begin, and anticipation is growing. Top basketball teams will compete in the SEC tournament, seeking automatic qualification into the NCAA tournament.
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2025 SEC tournament bracket
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2025 SEC basketball tournament in March. The tournament will be played for five days, starting with Arkansas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Texas, Mississippi State, LSU Tigers, Georgia and Oklahoma in the first round.
In the second round, they will be joined by Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Missouri, and Kentucky in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, top teams like Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama will face the qualified team from the quarterfinal.
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The winner from the quarterfinal rounds will qualify for the semifinal before the last two teams battle it out in the final for an automatic ticket to the NCAA tournament.
The winner will get an automatic qualification to the March Madness tournament, which starts Mar. 16, with 68 teams to play in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
2025 SEC tournament schedule
Wednesday, March 12 — First Round
Game
Opponent
Time
Location
Game 1
(9) Arkansas vs (16) South Carolina
1 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 2
(12) Vanderbilt vs (13) Texas
3:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 3
(10) Mississippi State vs (15) LSU
7 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 4
(11) Georgia vs (14) Oklahoma
9:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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Thursday, March 13 — Second Round
Game
Opponent
Time
Location
Game 5
(8) Ole Miss vs. Game 1 winner
1 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 6
(5) Texas A&M vs. Game 2 winner
3:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 7
(7) Missouri vs. Game 3 winner
7 p.m
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 8
(6) Kentucky vs. Game 4 winner
9:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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Friday, March 14 — Quarterfinals
Game
Opponent
Time
Location
Game 9
(1) Auburn vs. Game 5 winner
1 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 10
(4)Tennessee vs. Game 6 winner
3:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 11
(2) Florida vs. Game 7 winner
7 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 12
(3) Alabama vs. Game 8 winner
9:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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Saturday, March 15 — Semifinals
Team
Opponent
Time
Location
Game 13
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
1 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Game 14
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
3:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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Sunday, March 16 — Championship
Team
Opponent
Time
Location
Game 15
Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner
1 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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When does the SEC tournament start and how to watch the games?
The 2025 SEC tournament is from Wednesday to Sunday. All tournament games will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
ESPN and the SEC Network will broadcast the games. The SEC Network will broadcast the first and the second rounds and take two games from the quarterfinals. ESPN will cover the two remaining games in the quarterfinal and the semifinal and final of the tournament.
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2025 SEC tournament tickets
The 2025 SEC tournament tickets can be purchased from the SEC ticket office website. The lowest ticket price is $278.46 and the highest is $466.82.
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Oladehinde Stephen
Oladehinde Stephen is a college basketball journalist with Sportskeeda with over four years of experience with publications such as Sports Buddy and Pulse Sports Nigeria.
Stephen has a degree in Computer Science, which provided him with a strong foundation in research, analysis, and writing, skills that are key for sports writing.
His favorite team is the Duke Blue Devils, largely due to some of the talents to come out of the program, including Jayson Tatum and Kyrie Irving.
Stephen's favorite player of all time is Michael Jordan, and his impressive college career at North Carolina set the stage for his legendary NBA career.
When not watching or writing about basketball, Stephen likes to play football or just spend time with his friends.
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