The 2026 SEC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The tournament was held from March 11–15, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The winner, Arkansas, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Seeds All 16 members of the SEC participated in the tournament. The top eight seeds earned a bye to the second round, with the top four seeds earninh a double bye to the quarterfinals. Ties were broken by head-to-head results, results vs. the top-seed and going on down until the tie is broken, and finally a coin toss (or a drawing of lots if three or more teams are involved).

SeedSchoolConference recordTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 21 Florida16–2 2 Alabama13–5 1–0 vs. Arkansas 3 Arkansas13–5 0–1 vs. Alabama 4 Vanderbilt11–7 2–1 vs. Tennessee/Texas A&M 1–0 vs. Alabama5 Tennessee11–7 2–1 vs. Vanderbilt/Texas A&M 1–1 vs. Alabama6 Texas A&M11–7 0–2 vs. Vanderbilt/Tennessee 7 Georgia10–8 2–0 vs. Missouri/Kentucky 8 Missouri10–8 1–1 vs. Georgia/Kentucky 9 Kentucky10–8 0–2 vs. Georgia/Missouri 10 Texas 9–9 11 Oklahoma 7–111–0 vs. Auburn 12Auburn 7–110–1 vs. Oklahoma 13Mississippi State 5–13 14South Carolina 4–141–0 vs. Ole Miss 15Ole Miss 4–140–1 vs. South Carolina 16LSU 3–15

Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 11111:30 a.m.No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 LSU87–82SECN 12,72222:00 p.m.No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 13 Mississippi State79–6136:00 p.m.No. 10 Texas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss66–76 10,70148:30 p.m.No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 South Carolina86–74Second round – Thursday, March 12511:30 a.m.No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Kentucky72–78SECN 15,71962:00 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Auburn72–6276:00 p.m.No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Ole Miss72–76 11,45788:30 p.m.No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Oklahoma63–83Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13912:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida vs. No. 9 Kentucky71–63ESPN 17,864102:30 p.m.No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Tennessee 75–68116:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Ole Miss 79–80SECN15,085128:30 p.m.No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 82–79Semifinals – Saturday, March 141312:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt 74–91ESPN 16,612142:30 p.m.No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss93–90OTChampionship – Sunday, March 151512:00 p.m. No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt86–75ESPN18,377Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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Awards and Honors All-Tournament Team Player Team Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas Trevon Brazile AJ Storr Ole Miss Duke Miles Vanderbilt Tyler Tanner

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