The SEC Women’s Tournament bracket will be set following the regular-season finale weekend on March 1.
The four double-bye teams have been locked in, but the seedings are uncertain behind regular-season champion South Carolina.
Tennesseehosts Vanderbilt on March 1; The Vols will start their tournament in the second round regardless but can rise up as high as a 6-seed and avoid South Carolina in the quarterfinals with a win.
There’s plenty of standings shuffling to happen during the final game day of the regular season, but here’s what the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament format would look like if it started today.
SEC women’s basketball standings
After games on February 26; conference records in parenthesis; underlined and italicized teams are locked into seed.
- 1. South Carolina (14-1) (clinched No. 1 seed)
- 2. Vanderbilt (12-3) (clinched double bye)
- 3. Texas (12-3) (clinched double bye)
- 4. LSU (11-4) (clinched double bye)
- 5. Oklahoma (10-5)
- 6. Ole Miss (8-7)
- 7. Tennessee (8-7)
- 8. Kentucky (8-7)
- 9. Alabama (7-8)
- 10. Georgia (7-8)
- 11. Texas A&M (6-9)
- 12. Mississippi State (5-10)
- 13. Florida (5-10)
- 14. Missouri (4-11)
- 15. Auburn (3-12)
- 16. Arkansas (0-15) (clinched No. 16 seed)
2026 SEC Women’s Tournament schedule …. if regular season ended today
Tournament played at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Wednesday, March 4
- Game 1: 9-seed Alabama vs. 16-seed Arkansas
- Game 2: 12-seed Mississippi State vs. 13-seed Florida
- Game 3: 10-seed Georgia vs. 15-seed Auburn
- Game 4: 11-seed Texas A&M vs. 14-seed Missouri
Thursday, March 5
- Game 5: 8-seed Kentucky vs. Game 1 winner
- Game 6: 5-seed Oklahoma vs. Game 2 winner
- Game 7: 7-seed Tennessee vs. Game 3 winner
- Game 8: 6-seed Ole Miss vs. Game 4 winner
Friday, March 6
- Game 9: 1-seed South Carolina vs. Game 5 winner
- Game 10: 4-seed LSU vs. Game 6 winner
- Game 11: 2-seed Vanderbilt vs. Game 7 winner
- Game 12: 3-seed Texas vs. Game 8 winner
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Saturday, March 7
- Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
- Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
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Sunday, March 8
- Championship Game: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: SEC Women’s Tournament basketball bracket updated if season ended today
