South Carolina locks in SEC tournament seed. Here’s how the rest of the bracket looks
South Carolina women’s basketball lost to Texas A&M on Sunday, but the Gamecocks might not have to wait long to get a rematch with the Aggies.
The SEC women’s basketball tournament kicks off Wednesday in Greenville, with 13 teams set to play after Vanderbilt opted out of the season after playing eight games.
With A&M’s victory Sunday, it will take the No. 1 seed in the tourney. But for the eighth year in a row, USC will be in the top two checking in as the No. 2 seed.
South Carolina has won five SEC tournament titles in six years, the most successful stretch in conference history. The Gamecocks will open their title defense Friday, playing the winner of the No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Missouri.
With the final games of the regular season finishing Sunday night and no games postponed by COVID-19 being rescheduled as of yet, here’s how the seeds and bracket shape up.
SEC TOURNAMENT SEEDS
1. Texas A&M (13-1)
2. South Carolina (14-2)
3. Tennessee (9-4)
4. Georgia (10-5)
5. Kentucky (9-6)
6. Arkansas (9-6)
7. Alabama (8-8)
8. LSU (6-8)
9. Mississippi State (5-7)
10. Missouri (5-9)
11. Ole Miss (4-10)
12. Florida (3-11)
13. Auburn (0-14)
SEC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
FIRST ROUND — Wednesday, March 3
Game 1: No. 12 Florida vs. No. 13 Auburn — 4 p.m., SEC Network
SECOND ROUND — Thursday, March 4
Game 2: No. 9 Mississippi State vs. No. 8 LSU — 11 a.m., SEC Network
Game 3: No. 5 Kentucky vs. Game 1 winner — 1:30 p.m., SEC Network*
Game 4: No. 10 Missouri vs No. 7 Alabama — 6 p.m., SEC Network
Game 5: No. 11 Ole Miss vs No. 6 Arkansas — 8:30 p.m., SEC Network*
QUARTERFINALS — Friday, March 5
Game 6: No. 1 Texas A&M vs. Game 2 winner — 11 a.m., SEC Network
Game 7: No. 4 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner — 1:30 p.m., SEC Network*
Game 8: No. 2 South Carolina vs. Game 4 winner — 6 p.m., SEC Network
Game 9: No. 3 Tennessee vs. Game 5 winner — 8:30 p.m., SEC Network*
SEMIFINALS — Saturday, March 6
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner — 4 p.m., ESPNU
Game 11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner — 6:30 p.m., ESPNU*
FINAL — Sunday, March 7
Game 12: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner — 2 p.m., ESPN2
*Time approximate, game will start 25 minutes after conclusion of preceding game
This story was originally published February 28, 2021 at 5:15 PM.
