2026 SEC women's basketball tournament

2026 SEC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams16
SiteBon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachVic Schaefer (2nd title)
MVPMadison Booker (Texas)
Attendance66,186
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN, ESPN2
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 South Carolina 15 1   .938 31 3   .912
No. 6 Vanderbilt 13 3   .813 27 4   .871
No. 3 Texas 13 3   .813 32 3   .914
No. 5 LSU 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 10 Oklahoma 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Tennessee 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
No. 19 Ole Miss 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
No. 24 Georgia 8 8   .500 22 9   .710
No. 16 Kentucky 8 8   .500 23 10   .697
Texas A&M 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
Alabama 7 9   .438 23 10   .697
Florida 5 11   .313 18 15   .545
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 18 13   .581
Missouri 4 12   .250 17 16   .515
Auburn 3 13   .188 15 17   .469
Arkansas 1 15   .063 12 20   .375
2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference which was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 4–8, 2026. The winner of this tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.[1]

No. 3 Texas defeated defending champions No. 1 South Carolina 78–61 in the championship game, earning their first SEC title since joining the conference in 2024.

Seeds

Seed School SEC Record Tiebreakers
1 South Carolina #‡ 15–1
2 Vanderbilt 13–3 1–0 vs. Texas
3 Texas 13–3 0–1 vs. Vanderbilt
4 LSU 12–4
5 Oklahoma 11–5
6 Tennessee 8–8 2–1 vs. Ole Miss/Georgia/Kentucky
7 Ole Miss 8–8 2–2 vs. Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky
1–0 vs. Oklahoma
8 Georgia 8–8 2–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Kentucky
0–1 vs. Oklahoma
9 Kentucky 8–8 1–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Georgia
10 Texas A&M 7–9 1–0 vs. Alabama
11 Alabama 7–9 0–1 vs. Texas A&M
12 Florida 5–11 1–0 vs. Mississippi State
13 Mississippi State 5–11 0–1 vs. Florida
14 Missouri 4–12
15 Auburn 3–13
16 Arkansas 1–15
# – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
‡ – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Arkansas 94−64 SECN 10,322
2 1:30 p.m. No. 12 Florida vs. No. 13 Mississippi State 86–68
3 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Auburn 49–50 5,072
4 8:30 p.m. No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 14 Missouri 65–48
Second round – Thursday, March 5, 2026
5 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Kentucky 61−76 SECN 6,928
6 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Florida 82−64
7 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Auburn 73–57 5,810
8 8:30 p.m. No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Alabama 64–76
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6, 2026
9 12:00 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Kentucky 87–64 ESPN 11,154
10 2:30 p.m. No. 4 LSU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 112–78
11 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 78–89 SECN
12 8:30 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. No. 11 Alabama 83–60
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7, 2026
13 4:30 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 LSU 83–77 ESPN2 13,333
14 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 85–68
Championship – Sunday, March 8, 2026
15 3:00 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas 61–78 ESPN 13,567
*Game times in EST.
#-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 4
SECN
Second round
Thursday, March 5
SECN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
ESPN/SECN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
ESPN2
Championship
Sunday, March 8
ESPN
13 South Carolina87
822 Georgia61917 Kentucky64
917 Kentucky94917 Kentucky7613 South Carolina83
16Arkansas6446 LSU77
46 LSU112
57 Oklahoma8257 Oklahoma78
12Florida8612Florida6413 South Carolina61
13Mississippi State6834 Texas78
25 Vanderbilt78
724 Ole Miss73724 Ole Miss89
10Texas A&M4915Auburn57724 Ole Miss68
15Auburn5034 Texas85
34 Texas83
6Tennessee6411Alabama60
11Alabama6511Alabama76
14Missouri48

References

  1. ^ "SEC announces extension with Greenville as site for women's basketball tournament". secsports.com. October 16, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2025.