SEC Tournament 2026 Men's Semifinals Scores, Championship Bracket and Schedule
The Arkansas Razorbacks and Vanderbilt Commodores formed a rare pair of SEC tournament final participants.
Arkansas ended the Cinderella story of the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, while Vanderbilt upset the top-seeded Florida Gators.
The two programs have three SEC tournament titles between them in their histories. Vanderbilt last won the SEC tournament in 2012, while Arkansas is looking for its first event crown since 2000.
SEC Tournament Semifinal Scores
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No. 4 Vanderbilt 91, No. 1 Florida 74
No. 3 Arkansas 93, No. 15 Ole Miss 90
Championship Game Preview
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Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Arkansas and Vanderbilt were certainly not expected to play each other in Nashville when the SEC tournament began.
Vanderbilt pulled off the upset of top seed Florida on Saturday, while Arkansas staved off the Cinderella run of No. 15 seed Ole Miss.
Arkansas should be the favorite on Sunday based on what happened in the regular-season meeting with Vandy,
John Calipari's team beat Vandy 93-68 on January 20 in a game in which six Arkansas players reached double figures.
The Razorbacks were the more consistent team in SEC play and they have the best player in the matchup in Darius Acuff.
Acuff scored 61 points in his first two games in Nashville. The Razorbacks will try to ride him to a third straight win inside Bridgestone Arena.
Vandy needs to slow down Acuff, plus get another strong performance out of Tyler Tanner, who had 20 and 19 points in the last two games.
The Commodores can absolutely beat Arkansas, but the Hogs have the advantage on paper going into the contest.
