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Alabama left no doubt about who the SEC’s top dog would be entering the conference’s postseason tournament in Nashville next week. The No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide won the league outright with one game to play and staked their claim as the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, a distinction that led to a postseason conference title when Alabama was in the same spot two years ago.
Alabama will have a tough track to repeating the success it had two years ago with No. 2 seed Texas A&M hot on its trail. The Aggies defeated Alabama on Saturday in their respective regular-season finales, finishing one game off of Bama’s pace at the top and three games clear of the next-best team in the league.
A Bama-A&M rematch would not be until the tourney finale, but there are plenty of other tricky spots in the SEC bracket for contenders to slip up. No. 6 seed Vanderbilt is playing its best basketball of the Jerry Stackhouse era, No. 3 seed Kentucky is firing on all cylinders geared up for March and the likes of Tennessee and Arkansas feel criminally under-seeded at No. 5 and No. 9, respectively, based on the talent and coaching within those programs. It’s Bama’s title to lose, but anyone could emerge next week as the victor in Nashville.
Below is the full schedule and tip times for the tournament which opens Wednesday evening and runs through Sunday afternoon.
2022 SEC Tournament schedule, scores
Location: Bridgestone Arena — Nashville, Tennessee
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All times Eastern; some start times approximated
First round — Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole Miss | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 2: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 LSU | 9 p.m. on SEC Network
Second round — Thursday, March 9
Game 3: No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Mississippi State | 1 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 4: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 1 winner | 3 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 5: No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Arkansas | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 6: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. Game 2 winner | 9 p.m. on SEC Network
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 10
Game 7: No. 1 Alabama vs. Game 3 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 8: No. 4 Missouri vs. Game 4 winner | 3 p.m. on ESPN
Game 9: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Game 5 winner | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 10: No. 3 Kentucky vs. Game 6 winner | 9 p.m. on SEC Network
Semifinals — Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 3 p.m. on ESPN
SEC Tournament Championship Game — Sunday, March 12
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Follow below for updates, analysis and highlights throughout the SEC Tournament.
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