The SEC tournament bracket was announced on Monday afternoon, with the second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats not surprisingly earning the No. 1 seed.
The rankings are as follows:
East No. 1 — Kentucky
East No. 2 — Vanderbilt
East No. 3 — Tennessee
East No. 4 — Florida
East No. 5 — South Carolina
East No. 6 — Georgia
West No. 1 — Mississippi State
West No. 2 — Ole Miss
West No. 3 — Arkansas
West No. 4 — Alabama
West No. 5 — Auburn
West No. 6 — LSU
The schedule is below (all times Eastern):
Thursday, March 11 — First round
Game 1 — South Carolina vs. Alabama, 1 p.m.
Game 2 — LSU vs. Tennessee, 3:15 p.m.
Game 3 — Auburn vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Game 4 — Georgia vs. Arkansas, 9:45 p.m.
Friday, March 12 — Second round
Game 5 — Winner of Game 1 vs. Kentucky, 1 p.m.
Game 6 — Winner of Game 2 vs. Ole Miss, 3:15 p.m.
Game 7 — Winner of Game 3 vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner of Game 4 vs. Vanderbilt, 9:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 9 — Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 1 p.m.
Game 10 — Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, March 14 — Championship
Game 11 — Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10, 1 p.m.