2025 SEC men's basketball tournament
| 2025 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Site | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Florida (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Todd Golden (1st title) |
| MVP | Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida) |
| Attendance | 131,991 |
| Television | SEC Network, ESPN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Auburn | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 6 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tennessee | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kentucky | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 SEC men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The tournament was held from March 12–16, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2] This was the first tournament since the conference expanded to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas.[3] Florida won its fifth tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
All 16 members of the SEC participated in the event, standing in contrast to the Big Ten and the ACC who excluded the three lowest seeds from their tournaments. Teams were seeded based on conference record. The top 4 seeds earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and seeds 5–8 earned a bye to the second round. Ties were broken by head-to-head results, then results vs. the top-seed and going on down until the tie was broken.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Florida | 14–4 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | 13–5 | ||
| 4 | Tennessee | 12–6 | ||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 11–7 | ||
| 6 | Kentucky | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Florida | 1–0 vs. Missouri |
| 7 | Missouri | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Florida | 0–1 vs. Kentucky |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. Florida | |
| 9 | Arkansas | 8–10 | 3–0 vs. MSST/UGA/VAND | |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 8–10 | 2–1 vs. ARK/UGA/VAND | |
| 11 | Georgia | 8–10 | 1–2 vs. ARK/MSST/VAND | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 8–10 | 0–3 vs. ARK/MSST/UGA | |
| 13 | Texas | 6–12 | 1–1 vs. Texas A&M | |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 6–12 | 0–2 vs. Texas A&M | |
| 15 | LSU | 3–15 | ||
| 16 | South Carolina | 2–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 | |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 16 South Carolina | 72–68 | SECN | 13,840 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas | 72–79 | ||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 LSU | 91–62 | 13,912 | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Oklahoma | 75–81 | ||
| Second round – Thursday, March 13 | |||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Arkansas | 83–80 | SECN | 13,558 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Texas | 89–942OT | ||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Mississippi State | 85–73 | 16,347 | |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Oklahoma | 85–84 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14 | |||||
| 9 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 8 Ole Miss | 62–57 | ESPN | 17,526 |
| 10 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Texas | 83–72 | ||
| 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 Missouri | 95–81 | SECN | 18,608 |
| 12 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 99–70 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 15 | |||||
| 13 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 65–70 | ESPN | 19,049 |
| 14 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Florida vs. No. 3 Alabama | 104–82 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 16 | |||||
| 15 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Florida | 77–86 | ESPN | 19,151 |
| Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
* – denotes overtime
| First round Wednesday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/SEC Network | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ole Miss | 83 | 8 | Ole Miss | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arkansas | 72 | 9 | Arkansas | 80 | 1 | Auburn | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | South Carolina | 68 | 4 | Tennessee | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 89 | 13 | Texas | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 72 | 13 | Texas | 94** | 4 | Tennessee | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Texas | 79 | 2 | Florida | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Missouri | 85 | 7 | Missouri | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi State | 91 | 10 | Mississippi State | 73 | 2 | Florida | 104 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | LSU | 62 | 3 | Alabama | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kentucky | 85 | 6 | Kentucky | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Georgia | 75 | 14 | Oklahoma | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Oklahoma | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[5]
Game summaries
First round
SECN |
March 12 12:00 p.m. |
| No. 9 Arkansas 72, No. 16 South Carolina 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 47–30, 25–38 | ||
| Pts: T. Brazile, 16 Rebs: J. Aidoo, 11 Asts: D. Wagner, 6 |
Pts: C. Murray-Boyles, 20 Rebs: C. Murray-Boyles, 12 Asts: J. Wright, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,840 Referees: Owen Shortt, Courtney Green, Chuck Jones |
SECN |
March 12 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 12 Vanderbilt 72, No. 13 Texas 79 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–41, 46–38 | ||
| Pts: J. Edwards, 20 Rebs: D. McGlockton, 10 Asts: C. Manon, 4 |
Pts: 2 tied, 19 Rebs: J. Kent, 10 Asts: 2 tied, 2 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,840 Referees: Doug Shows, Olandis Poole, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal |
SECN |
March 12 6:00 p.m. |
| No. 10 Mississippi State 91, No. 15 LSU 62 | ||
| Scoring by half: 44–24, 47–38 | ||
| Pts: J. Hubbard, 26 Rebs: 2 tied, 6 Asts: D. Warren, 4 |
Pts: J. Sears, 20 Rebs: C. Carter, 6 Asts: C. Givens III, 3 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,912 Referees: K.B. Burdett Jr., Byron Jarrett, Wil Howard |
SECN |
March 12 8:30 p.m. |
| No. 11 Georgia 75, No. 14 Oklahoma 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–43, 36–38 | ||
| Pts: S. Demary Jr., 24 Rebs: A. Newell, 17 Asts: D. James, 4 |
Pts: J. Fears, 29 Rebs: M. Wague, 9 Asts: M. Wague, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,912 Referees: Pat Adams, Jeb Hartness, Todd Austin |
Second round
SECN |
March 13 12:00 p.m. |
| No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42–34, 41–46 | ||
| Pts: M. Dia, 19 Rebs: 2 tied, 8 Asts: J. Murray, 5 |
Pts: J. Aidoo, 17 Rebs: T. Brazile, 11 Asts: 2 tied, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,558 Referees: Don Daily, Olandis Poole, Wil Howard |
SECN |
March 13 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 5 Texas A&M 89, No. 13 Texas 94 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 27–33, 46–40 Overtime: 6–6, 10–15 | ||
| Pts: W. Taylor IV, 29 Rebs: H. Coleman III, 13 Asts: W. Taylor IV, 3 |
Pts: T. Johnson, 20 Rebs: J. Pope, 8 Asts: T. Mark, 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 13,558 Referees: Joe Lindsay, Steven Anderson, Todd Austin |
SECN |
March 13 6:00 p.m. |
| No. 7 Missouri 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 39–34, 46–39 | ||
| Pts: T. Bates, 25 Rebs: J. Gray, 12 Asts: 2 tied, 4 |
Pts: J. Hubbard, 24 Rebs: K. Murphy, 8 Asts: R. Kugel, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 16,347 Referees: Bart Lenox, Jeb Hartness, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal |
SECN |
March 13 8:30 p.m. |
| No. 6 Kentucky 85, No. 14 Oklahoma 84 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–38, 45–46 | ||
| Pts: O. Oweh, 27 Rebs: A. Carr, 7 Asts: O. Oweh, 5 |
Pts: J. Fears, 28 Rebs: J. Moore, 7 Asts: J. Fears, 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 16,347 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Owen Shortt, Courtney Green |
Quarterfinals
ESPN |
March 14 12:00 p.m. |
| No. 1 Auburn 62, No. 8 Ole Miss 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–22, 33–35 | ||
| Pts: J. Broome, 23 Rebs: J. Broome, 15 Asts: C. Baker-Mazara, 6 |
Pts: 2 tied, 12 Rebs: M. Dia, 7 Asts: 2 tied, 2 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 17,526 Referees: Pat Adams, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson |
ESPN |
March 14 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 4 Tennessee 83, No. 13 Texas 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–38, 42–34 | ||
| Pts: C. Lanier, 23 Rebs: 2 tied, 7 Asts: Z. Zeigler, 6 |
Pts: 2 tied, 14 Rebs: K. Shedrick, 6 Asts: T. Mark, 3 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 17,526 Referees: Don Daily, Owen Shortt, Byron Jarrett |
SECN |
March 14 6:00 p.m. |
| No. 2 Florida 95, No. 7 Missouri 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 50–37, 45–44 | ||
| Pts: W. Clayton Jr., 18 Rebs: A. Condon, 8 Asts: W. Clayton Jr., 6 |
Pts: T. Bates, 16 Rebs: T. Perkins, 4 Asts: 2 tied, 3 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 18,608 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Courtney Green, Jeb Hartness |
SECN |
March 14 8:30 p.m. |
| No. 3 Alabama 99, No. 6 Kentucky 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 45–38, 54–32 | ||
| Pts: L. Philon, 21 Rebs: M. Dioubate, 8 Asts: 3 tied, 4 |
Pts: A. Carr, 18 Rebs: A. Williams, 7 Asts: A. Williams, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 18,608 Referees: Joe Lindsay, Doug Shows, K.B. Burdett Jr. |
Semifinals
ESPN |
March 15 12:00 p.m. |
| No. 1 Auburn 65, No. 4 Tennessee 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–32, 32–38 | ||
| Pts: J. Broome, 23 Rebs: J. Broome, 7 Asts: 2 tied, 3 |
Pts: Z. Zeigler, 20 Rebs: F. Okpara, 9 Asts: Z. Zeigler, 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,049 Referees: Pat Adams, Don Daily, K.B. Burdett Jr. |
ESPN |
March 15 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 2 Florida 104, No. 3 Alabama 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 47–45, 57–37 | ||
| Pts: W. Clayton Jr., 22 Rebs: 2 tied, 10 Asts: W. Clayton Jr., 10 |
Pts: C. Youngblood, 14 Rebs: M. Dioubate, 12 Asts: L. Philon, 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,049 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson |
Championship
ESPN |
March 16 12:00 p.m. |
| No. 4 Tennessee 77, No. 2 Florida 86 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–39, 47–47 | ||
| Pts: J. Gainey, 24 Rebs: J. Mashack, 6 Asts: Z. Zeigler, 8 |
Pts: W. Clayton Jr., 22 Rebs: A. Condon, 9 Asts: W. Richard, 3 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,151 Referees: Joe Lindsay, Doug Shows, Byron Jarrett |
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Arena, Bridgestone. "SEC Extends Nashville Agreement for Men's Basketball Tournament | Bridgestone Arena". www.bridgestonearena.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Durando, Bennett. "SEC approves new basketball schedule, tournament structure for 16-team expansion". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "SEC tournament 2025: Projected seeds, schedule, tiebreakers". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "2025 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
