By virtue of their 13-5 conference record and a tie-breaker over Arkansas, Alabama earns the No. 2 seed in the 2026 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.
It looks like revenge time for the Crimson Tide. Assuming Texas takes care of Ole Miss, Alabama with face the winner of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Longhorns. Alabama embarrassingly lost to both those teams in the regular season. Hopefully, the revenge factor will give the Tide a little juice.
Bama will play on Friday at 6 p.m. CT with the game airing on the SEC Network. The tournament takes place in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This arena, not to be confused with Vanderbilt’s ridiculous mausoleum, is home to the NHL Nashville Predators.
Schedule
All times CST.
First round
Wednesday, March 11
- G1: No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 LSU, 11:30 a.m. (SECN)
- G2: No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 13 Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (SECN)
- G3: No. 10 Texas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, 6 p.m. (SECN)
- G4: No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 South Carolina, 8:30 p.m. (SECN)
Second round
Thursday, March 12
- G5: No. 8 Missouri vs. Game 1 winner, 11:30 a.m. (SECN)
- G6: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner, 2 p.m. (SECN)
- G7: No. 7 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. (SECN)
- G8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m. (SECN)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
- G9: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner, Noon (ESPN)
- G10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- G11: No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. (SECN)
- G12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m. (SECN)
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
- G13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, Noon (ESPN)
- G14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Final
Sunday, March 15
- Championship game, Noon (ESPN)
