The 2023 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 8 and runs through Sunday, March 12. Follow the full tournament here for class, schedule and more.
Alabama is the No. 1 seed this season. Tennessee is the defending champion, beating Texas A&M in the 2022 championship game.
2023 SEC Tournament bracket
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2023 SEC Tournament Schedule, Results
All times ET.
Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9
Friday, March 10
Saturday, March 11
- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Missouri | 13 hours | ESPN
- Game 9 Winner vs Game 10 Winner | 25 min. after the match 11 | ESPN
Sunday, March 12
- Semi-final winners | 13 hours | ESPN
SEC Tournament: History, Champions
Kentucky has won the most SEC Tournament titles, 31. But Tennessee is the defending champion, beating Texas A&M in the final in 2022.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | ACHIEVE | OTHER | PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in 1933 | Kentucky | 46-27 (view, expert). | Mississippi State | Atlanta |
| in 1934 | Alabama | 41-25 (view, professional). | Florida | Atlanta |
| in 1936 | Tennessee | 29-25 (view, professional). | Alabama | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| in 1937 | Kentucky | 39-25 (view, other). | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| in 1938 | Georgia Tech | 58-47 (view, other). | Be a miss | Baton Rouge, The. |
| in 1939 | Kentucky | 46-38 (view, other). | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| in 1940 | Kentucky | 51-43 (view, other). | Georgia | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| in 1941 | Tennessee | 36-33 (view, other). | Kentucky | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1942 | Kentucky | 36-34 (view, other). | Alabama | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1943 | Tennessee | 33-30 (view, expert). | Kentucky | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1944 | Kentucky | 62-46 (view, other). | Tulane | Louisville, Ky. |
| [In1945[1945godine | Kentucky | 39-35 (view, other). | Tennessee | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1946 | Kentucky | 59-36 (view, other). | LSU | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1947 | Kentucky | 55-38 (view, professional). | Tulane | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1948 | Kentucky | 54-43 (view, professional). | Georgia Tech | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1949 | Kentucky | 68-52 (view, other). | Tulane | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1950 | Kentucky | 95-58 (view, other). | Tennessee | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1951 | Vanderbilt | 61-57 (view, other). | Kentucky | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1952 | Kentucky | 44-43 (view, professional). | LSU | Louisville, Ky. |
| in 1979 | Tennessee | 75-69 (OT) | Kentucky | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1980 | LSU | 80-78 (view, other). | Kentucky | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1981 | Be a miss | 66-62 (view, other). | Georgia | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1982 | Alabama | 48-46 (view, other). | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. |
| in 1983 | Georgia | 86-71 (view, other). | Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1984 | Kentucky | 51-49 (view, other). | maroon | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 1985 | maroon | 53-49 (view, other). | Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1986 | Kentucky | 83-72 (view, other). | Alabama | Lexington, Ky. |
| in 1987 | Alabama | 69-62 (view, other). | LSU | Atlanta |
| in 1988 | Kentucky | 62-57 (view, other). | Georgia | Baton Rouge, The. |
| in 1989 | Alabama | 72-60 (view, other). | Florida | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| in 1990 | Alabama | 70-51 (view, other). | Be a miss | Orlando, Fla. |
| in 1991 | Alabama | 88-69 (view, other). | Tennessee | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 1992 | Kentucky | 80-54 (view, other). | Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. |
| in 1993 | Kentucky | 82-65 (view, other). | LSU | Lexington, Ky. |
| in 1994 | Kentucky | 73-60 (view, other). | Florida | Memphis, Tenn. |
| in 1995 | Kentucky | 95-93 (OT) | Arkansas | Atlanta |
| in 1996 | Mississippi State | 84-73 (view, other). | Kentucky | New Orleans |
| in 1997 | Kentucky | 95-68 (view, other). | Georgia | Memphis, Tenn. |
| in 1998 | Kentucky | 86-56 (view, other). | South Carolina | Atlanta |
| in 1999 | Kentucky | 76-63 (view, other). | Arkansas | Atlanta |
| in the year 2000 | Arkansas | 75-67 (view, other). | maroon | Atlanta |
| in 2001 | Kentucky | 77-55 (view, other). | Be a miss | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2002 | Mississippi State | 61-58 (view, other). | Alabama | Atlanta |
| in 2003 | Kentucky | 64-57 (view, other). | Mississippi State | New Orleans |
| in 2004 | Kentucky | 89-73 (view, other). | Florida | Atlanta |
| in 2005 | Florida | 70-53 (view, other). | Kentucky | Atlanta |
| in 2006 | Florida | 49-47 (view, other). | South Carolina | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2007 | Florida | 77-56 (view, other). | Arkansas | Atlanta |
| in 2008 | Georgia | 66-57 (view, other). | Arkansas | Atlanta |
| in 2009 | Mississippi State | 64-61 (view, other). | Tennessee | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2010 | Kentucky | 75-74 (OT) | Mississippi State | Nashville, Tenn. |
| 2011 | Kentucky | 70-54 (view, other). | Florida | Atlanta |
| 2012 | Vanderbilt | 71-64 (view, other). | Kentucky | New Orleans |
| in 2013 | Be a miss | 66-63 (view, other). | Florida | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2014 | Florida | 61-60 (view, other). | Kentucky | Atlanta |
| 2015 | Kentucky | 78-63 (view, other). | Arkansas | Nashville, Tenn. |
| 2016 | Kentucky | 82-77 (OT) | Texas A&M | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2017 | Kentucky | 82-65 (view, other). | Arkansas | Nashville, Tenn. |
| 2018 | Kentucky | 77-72 (view, other). | Tennessee | St. Louis |
| in 2019 | maroon | 84-64 (view, other). | Tennessee | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2021 | Alabama | 80-79 (view, other). | LSU | Nashville, Tenn. |
| in 2022 | Tennessee | 65-50 (view, other). | Texas A&M | Tampa, Florida |