SEC women’s basketball tournament 2026: Bracket, schedule and odds

The SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament tipped off Wednesday and runs through Sunday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks, the No. 1 overall seed and the No. 3 team in the country, have been the team to beat in the past decade as they have won nine of the last 11 SEC Tournaments since 2015. Their competition might be stiffer than ever this year, however.

One of the biggest questions ahead of the 2026 NCAA Tournament will be answered in Greenville as Texas and Vanderbilt are still in competition for the final No. 1 seed in March Madness. South Carolina has essentially already locked one of them in after winning the SEC’s regular-season title. Unbeaten UConn and Big Ten champ UCLA have firm grips on No. 1 seeds as well. Entering this week, the Longhorns had a slight edge over the Commodores. Texas was No. 4 and Vanderbilt was No. 5 in the NCAA’s latest top 16 reveal. But the two could basically play for a No. 1 seed if they both reach Saturday’s semifinals.

The top four seeds all got byes to the quarterfinals. South Carolina and LSU both cruised to victories on Friday afternoon and will meet in the semis on Saturday. Texas and Vanderbilt will make their tournament debuts on Friday evening.

Tennessee crashed out of the conference tournament on Thursday night, falling to Ole Miss. The Vols have now lost seven games in a row and are scuffling as they head into the NCAA Tournament, but it seems like Kim Caldwell’s job will be safe. CBS Sports bracketologist Connor Groel projected Tennessee as a No. 7 seed in the Big Dance entering this week, but they could slip to an 8 or 9 seed after their latest defeat.

Women’s basketball SEC Tournament bracket

Women’s basketball SEC Tournament schedule

All times Eastern. All SEC Tournament games are available streaming on fubo (Try for free).

Wednesday, March 4 — First Round

• Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky 94, No. 16 Arkansas 64
• Game 2: No. 12 Florida 86, No. 13 Mississippi State 68
• Game 3: No. 15 Auburn 50, No. 10 Texas A&M 49
• Game 4: No. 11 Alabama 65, No. 14 Missouri 48 

Thursday, March 5 — Second Round

• Game 5: No. 9 Kentucky 76, No. 8 Georgia 61
• Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma 82, No. 12 Florida 64
• Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss 73, No. 15 Auburn 57 
• Game 8: No. 11 Alabama 76, No. 6 Tennessee 64

Friday, March 6 — Quarterfinals

• Game 9: No. 1 South Carolina 87, No. 9 Kentucky 64
• Game 10: No. 4 LSU 112, No. 5 Oklahoma 78
• Game 11: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt– 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
• Game 12: No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 3 Texas — 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Saturday, March 7 – Semifinals

• Game 13: No. 4 LSU vs. No. 1 South Carolina — 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
• Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 winner — 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, March 8 — Championship 

Title game: Game 14 winner vs. Game 13 winner — 3 p.m. (ESPN)

SEC Tournament odds

Odds as of March 6 via DraftKings

• Texas: +100 
• South Carolina: +140 
• LSU: +400 
• Vanderbilt: +2500