The 2023 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday, March 8th and will continue through Sunday, March 12th. Follow the entire tournament here for the bracket, schedule and more.
Alabama is the top 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 8th
Thursday, March 9th
Friday March 10th
Saturday March 11th
Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN
Game 9 Winner vs Game 10 Winner | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday March 12th
Semifinal Winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN
SEC Tournament: History, Champions
Kentucky has the most SEC tournament titles with 31. But Tennessee is the defending champion, leading Texas A&M in the 2022 Finals.
YEAR
CHAMPION
SCORE
RUNNER UP
LOCATION
1933
Kentucky
46-27
State of Mississippi
Atlanta
1934
Alabama
41-25
Florida
Atlanta
1936
Tennessee
29-25
Alabama
Knoxville, Tennessee.
1937
Kentucky
39-25
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee.
1938
georgia tech
58-47
Ole Fraulein
Baton Rouge, La.
1939
Kentucky
46-38
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee.
1940
Kentucky
51-43
Georgia
Knoxville, Tennessee.
1941
Tennessee
36-33
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
1942
Kentucky
36-34
Alabama
Louisville, Ky.
1943
Tennessee
33-30
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
1944
Kentucky
62-46
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.
[1945[1945
Kentucky
39-35
Tennessee
Louisville, Ky.
1946
Kentucky
59-36
LSU
Louisville, Ky.
1947
Kentucky
55-38
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.
1948
Kentucky
54-43
georgia tech
Louisville, Ky.
1949
Kentucky
68-52
Tulane
Louisville, Ky.
1950
Kentucky
95-58
Tennessee
Louisville, Ky.
1951
Vanderbilt
61-57
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
1952
Kentucky
44-43
LSU
Louisville, Ky.
1979
Tennessee
75-69 (AT)
Kentucky
Birmingham, Ala.
1980
LSU
80-78
Kentucky
Birmingham, Ala.
1981
Ole Fraulein
66-62
Georgia
Birmingham, Ala.
1982
Alabama
48-46
Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
1983
Georgia
86-71
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.
1984
Kentucky
51-49
Maroon
Nashville, Tennessee.
1985
maroon
53-49
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.
1986
Kentucky
83-72
Alabama
Lexington, Ky.
1987
Alabama
69-62
LSU
Atlanta
1988
Kentucky
62-57
Georgia
Baton Rouge, La.
1989
Alabama
72-60
Florida
Knoxville, Tennessee.
1990
Alabama
70-51
Ole Fraulein
Orlando, Fla.
1991
Alabama
88-69
Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee.
1992
Kentucky
80-54
Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.
1993
Kentucky
82-65
LSU
Lexington, Ky.
1994
Kentucky
73-60
Florida
Memphis, Tennessee.
1995
Kentucky
95-93 (AT)
Arkansas
Atlanta
1996
State of Mississippi
84-73
Kentucky
New Orleans
1997
Kentucky
95-68
Georgia
Memphis, Tennessee.
1998
Kentucky
86-56
South Carolina
Atlanta
1999
Kentucky
76-63
Arkansas
Atlanta
2000
Arkansas
75-67
Maroon
Atlanta
2001
Kentucky
77-55
Ole Fraulein
Nashville, Tennessee.
2002
State of Mississippi
61-58
Alabama
Atlanta
2003
Kentucky
64-57
State of Mississippi
New Orleans
2004
Kentucky
89-73
Florida
Atlanta
2005
Florida
70-53
Kentucky
Atlanta
2006
Florida
49-47
South Carolina
Nashville, Tennessee.
2007
Florida
77-56
Arkansas
Atlanta
2008
Georgia
66-57
Arkansas
Atlanta
2009
State of Mississippi
64-61
Tennessee
Tampa, Fla.
2010
Kentucky
75-74 (AT)
State of Mississippi
Nashville, Tennessee.
2011
Kentucky
70-54
Florida
Atlanta
2012
Vanderbilt
71-64
Kentucky
New Orleans
2013
Ole Fraulein
66-63
Florida
Nashville, Tennessee.
2014
Florida
61-60
Kentucky
Atlanta
2015
Kentucky
78-63
Arkansas
Nashville, Tennessee.
2016
Kentucky
82-77 (AT)
Texas A&M
Nashville, Tennessee.
2017
Kentucky
82-65
Arkansas
Nashville, Tennessee.
2018
Kentucky
77-72
Tennessee
st louis
2019
maroon
84-64
Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee.
2021
Alabama
80-79
LSU
Nashville, Tennessee.
2022
Tennessee
65-50
Texas A&M
Tampa, Fla