SEC Tournament 2024: Full Schedule and Complete Men's Bracket Predictions
The final few days of the SEC tournament could produce some of the most exciting games of the men's college basketball season.
Six SEC programs have at least 10 league wins going into Saturday's action and three teams have a legitimate chance to land the No. 1 seed in Nashville.
The tie at the top between the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide will be broken on Saturday in Tuscaloosa in what could be a SEC tournament final preview.
Alabama and Tennessee combined to win the last three SEC tournaments, but the competition inside Bridgestone Arena will be much tougher than in previous years.
Any of the teams with double-digit wins could cut down the nets. The list of title-winning contenders could be expanded to seven or eight since the Texas A&M Aggies reached the SEC tournament final in 2022 and 2023 and they are in need of a few more quality wins to reach the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
SEC Tournament Schedule
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Wednesday, March 13
No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed (9:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
Thursday, March 14
No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed (1 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
No. 5 seed vs. No. 12/13 winner (3:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
No. 6 seed vs. No. 11/14 winner (9:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
Friday, March 15
No. 1 seed vs. No. 8/9 winner (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 vs. 12/13 winner (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
No. 2 seed vs. No. 7/10 winner (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 vs. 11/14 winner (9:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
Saturday, March 16
Semifinal No. 1 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Semifinal No. 2 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Sunday, March 17
Championship Game (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Bracket Predictions
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1. Alabama
2. Tennessee
3. Kentucky
4. Auburn
5. South Carolina
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Mississippi State
9. Mississippi
10. Texas A&M
11. Georgia
12. Arkansas
13. Vanderbilt
14. Missouri
Saturday's Alabama-Tennessee clash is a true toss-up.
However, an Alabama loss does not keep it out of the No. 1 seed in Nashville. Tennessee plays the South Carolina Gamecocks and Kentucky Wildcats in the final week of the regular season.
Tennessee's gauntlet could cost it the top spot in the bracket, and in turn, benefit the NCAA tournament resumes of South Carolina and Kentucky.
Kentucky has two easy matchups with the Vanderbilt Commodores and Arkansas Razorbacks that can boost it into the top three before the clash with Tennessee.
The Auburn Tigers should be a top-four seed candidate as well since they finish with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs.
South Carolina faces both Tennessee and the Florida Gators, while the Gators also face Alabama next week.
The head-to-head battles across the top six should help Kentucky and Auburn in their attempts to avoid playing an extra game in Nashville.
The LSU Tigers could be a surprise No. 7 seed since they finish against the three worst teams in the SEC.
Texas A&M is on a five-game losing streak and the Ole Miss Rebels have dropped six of their last seven. The bad form of both teams could drop them below LSU, while Mississippi State's tough matchups against Auburn, A&M and South Carolina could add to its loss column.
No team beneath the top six is expected to make a deep run in Nashville, and if form holds in Nashville, SEC fans could be treated to a handful of NCAA tournament-caliber games to decide the SEC tournament champion.
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