Full SEC Tournament Bracket is Set, Who 1-Seed Alabama Will Face in First Game

The seeding for the 2023 SEC Tournament is now determined, and the path for the Crimson Tide's second tournament title in three seasons is set.

Katie Windham | Mar 4, 2023

Full SEC Tournament Bracket is Set, Who 1-Seed Alabama Will Face in First Game /

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Alabama basketball secured the top seed in the SEC Tournament with its win over Auburn Wednesday night, and now that the full conference schedule has come to a close, the tournament bracket is set.

As a top-four seed, the Crimson Tide will have a double-bye and play the winner of the 8/9 game between No. 8 Florida and No. 9 Mississippi State Friday at 12 p.m. on ESPN. Alabama beat both the Gators and Bulldogs during the regular season.

Starting next week as the No. 1 seed.#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/D8hns1B9sO
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) March 5, 2023

The SEC Tournament returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville after it was held in Tampa, Florida last season. The Crimson Tide won the whole thing last time it was in Nashville, but got bounced in its opening game last season.

Alabama will be in the noon game for every matchup it plays in the tournament with all being on ESPN as well. Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas A&M are all on the opposite side of the bracket from the Crimson Tide, meaning Alabama would not potentially match up with them until the championship game.

Play begins Wednesday night, March 8, with the bottom four seeds: Georgia, South Carolina, Ole Miss and LSU. Those games will be on SEC Network.

Full 2023 SEC Tournament Seeds

(conference record.

1. Alabama 16-2

2. Texas A&M 15-3

3. Kentucky 12-6

4. Missouri 11-7

5. Tennessee 11-7

6. Vanderbilt 11-7

7. Auburn 10-8

8. Florida 9-9

9. Mississippi State 8-10

10. Arkansas 8-10

11. Georgia 6-12

12. South Carolina 4-14

13. Ole Miss 3-15

14. LSU 2-15

FqavfFnWAAc6DtM — Blake Lovell, Southeastern 14

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KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.