The 2025 SEC basketball tournament schedule starts on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025. The 2025 SEC Tournament will be the first to have 16 teams participate with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma for the 2024-25 college basketball season. The tournament takes place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN this year. The SEC Men’s Championship game is on Sunday, March 16th, 2024.
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament Schedule
The SEC has confirmed that all 16 schools will participate in the 2025 SEC Men’s basketball tournament. The top four seeds continue to earn double byes in the tournament with only two additional games added to the mix. As we get closer to the tournament, we will update the schedule and brackets to reflect the scheduling information confirmed by the league (they reserve the right to change things). All times and SEC Tournament TV coverages are notional and based off of the 2024 SEC Tournament.
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 PM | No. 12 vs No. 13 | TBD | SEC Network |
| 2 | 2:30 PM | No. 11 vs No. 14 | TBD | |
| 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 10 vs No. 15 | TBD | |
| 4 | 8:30 PM | No. 9 vs No. 16 | TBD | |
| Second round – Thursday, March 13 | ||||
| 5 | 12:00 PM | No. 8 vs Winner No. 9 vs No. 16 | TBD | SEC Network |
| 6 | 2:30 PM | No. 7 vs Winner No. 10 vs No. 15 | TBD | |
| 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 6 vs Winner No. 11 vs No. 14 | TBD | |
| 8 | 8:30 PM | No. 5 vs Winner No. 12 vs No. 13 | TBD | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14 | ||||
| 9 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 vs Winner No. 8/No.9/No.16 | TBD | ESPN |
| 10 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 vs Winner No. 10/No. 15/No. 7 | TBD | |
| 11 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 vs Winner No. 6/No. 11/No. 14 | TBD | SEC Network |
| 12 | 8:30 PM | No. 4 vs Winner No. 5/No. 12/No. 13 | TBD | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 15 | ||||
| 13 | 12:00 PM | Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 12 | TBD | ESPN |
| 14 | 2:30 PM | Winner Game 10 vs Winner Game 11 | TBD | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 16 | ||||
| 15 | 12:00 PM | Winner Game 13 vs Winner Game 14 | ESPN | |
| *Game times in CT. | ||||
Past 10 SEC Mens’ Basketball Tournament Champions
We’ve listed the past 10 SEC Men’s basketball tournament champions for you below. The Auburn Tigers took home the championship in 2024. Kentucky still has the most championships of the member schools with 31. Tennessee is next with five, and the Florida Gators have the third most titles with four.
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
| 2024 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2023 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2022 | Tennessee Vols |
| 2021 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2020 | None |
| 2019 | Auburn Tigers |
| 2018 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 2017 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 2016 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 2015 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| 2014 | Florida Gators |
Printable 2025 SEC Basketball Tournament Bracket and Schedule
We have the printable 2025 SEC basketball tournament schedule posted in PDF for you here. It is in image format above. We’ll get the printable bracket up for you soon as well. We have all times listed in Central Time since the tournament is being played in Nashville again (so it’s easier if you are attending the games to follow). The SEC Tournament champion earns the conference’s automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We also have the blank printable 2024 March Madness bracket posted for your early bracketology as well.
