The 2021 SEC Tournament will likely be with out two of its current blue bloods.
Auburn, which has self-imposed a postseason ban associated to bribery expenses introduced towards former assistant Chuck Person, is not going to take part on this 12 months’s tournament. Then there’s Kentucky, which actually has not performed like a powerhouse program in 2020-21. The Wildcats enter with the No. 8 total seed, their worst since 2009 (when the convention nonetheless featured divisions).
In the Wildcats’ place this season is Alabama, which loved a exceptional turnaround beneath second-year coach Nate Oats to go 21-6 and 16-2 in SEC play. The crew is led by such gamers as Herb Jones, John Petty, Jaden Shackelford and Jahvon Quinerly. Their 16-2 mark in SEC play ties a faculty report and helped the crew to its first regular-season SEC title since 2001-02.
MORE: Watch SEC Tournament games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)
Will the Crimson Tide earn their first SEC Tournament title since 1991? Or will groups resembling Arkansas, LSU, Florida or Tennessee declare victory? We cannot wait to search out out.
Here is the entire breakdown of the 2021 SEC Tournament, from brackets, TV data and schedules:
SEC Tournament bracket 2021
*Auburn, which has a self-imposed postseason ban, is not going to take part within the 2021 SEC Tournament
| Seed | Team | Record (SEC) |
| No. 1 | Alabama | 21-6 (16-2) |
| No. 2 | Arkansas | 21-5 (13-4) |
| No. 3 | LSU | 16-8 (11-6) |
| No. 4 | Tennessee | 17-7 (10-7) |
| No. 5 | Florida | 13-8 (9-7) |
| No. 6 | Ole Miss | 15-10 (10-8) |
| No. 7 | Missouri | 15-8 (8-8) |
| No. 8 | Kentucky | 9-15 (8-9) |
| No. 9 | Mississippi State | 14-13 (8-10) |
| No. 10 | Georgia | 14-11 (7-11) |
| No. 11 | South Carolina | 6-14 (4-12) |
| No. 12 | Texas A&M | 8-9 (2-8) |
| No. 13 | Vanderbilt | 8-15 (3-13) |
Odds to win SEC Tournament
| Team | Odds |
| Alabama | +225 |
| Arkansas | +300 |
| Tennessee | +350 |
| Florida | +500 |
| Missouri | +600 |
| LSU | +1000 |
| Kentucky | +1600 |
| Ole Miss | +3500 |
| Mississippi State | +5000 |
| South Carolina | +15000 |
| Georgia | +20000 |
| Texas A&M | +30000 |
| Vanderbilt | +50000 |
How to observe the SEC Tournament reside
The 2021 SEC Tournament will likely be broadcast on the ESPN household of networks. The SEC Network will air Rounds 1 and a pair of earlier than splitting two of the 4 quarterfinal video games with ESPN. The the rest of the tournament — two semifinal video games and the SEC championship — will air on ESPN. Streaming choices embrace ESPN.com and fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
| Rounds 1, 2 |
| SEC Network |
| Quarterfinals |
| SEC Network, ESPN |
| Semifinals |
| ESPN |
| SEC championship recreation |
| ESPN |
MORE: Download a printable NCAA Tournament bracket right here
2021 SEC Tournament schedule
The 2021 SEC Tournament will start Wednesday, March 10 and run by way of Selection Sunday on March 14. Because Auburn is not going to take part within the tournament, the highest 11 seeds have a bye, making the 12- and 13-seeds the one groups to play within the tournament’s opening spherical. The winner of that recreation will face the 5-seed in Round 2 the next day.
Below is the total schedule for the tournament:
Round 1: Wednesday, March 10
| Game 1: No. 13 Vanderbilt 79, No. 12 Texas A&M 68 |
Round 2: Thursday, March 11
| Time (ET) | TV (nationwide) | |
| Game 2: No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Mississippi State | Noon | SECN, fuboTV |
| Game 3: No. 5 Florida vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt | 2 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
| Game 4: No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Georgia | 7 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
| Game 5: No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 South Carolina | 9 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 12
| Time (ET) | TV (nationwide) | |
| Game 6: No. 1 Alabama vs. Game 2 winner | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Game 7: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Game 3 winner | 2 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Game 8: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Game 4 winner | 7 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
| Game 9: No. 3 LSU vs. Game 5 winner | 9 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
Semifinals: Saturday, March 13
| Time (ET) | TV (nationwide) | |
| Game 11: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
SEC championship recreation: Sunday, March 14
| Time (ET) | TV (nationwide) | |
| Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
