The SEC Tournament this week in Nashville will be the final stop for Southeastern Conference teams looking to make their claim or solidify their spot in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
As of the last few weeks of the regular season with Ole Miss and Texas A&M dropping out of the running, it looks as though seven teams from the SEC will make the tournament. Tennessee, the SEC regular-season champion, leads the way as a consensus one-seed projection according to both ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm. Mississippi State, on the other hand, really needs a win in their first SEC Tournament game against LSU to lock in their spot.
Kentucky, Alabama, Auburn, and South Carolina all project between the 3-seed and the 5-seed depending on the publication while Florida is up to a 7-seed with a 17-3 record against Quad 2-4 teams this season.
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Here’s a look at the latest SEC projections from Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm with the SEC Tournament starting on Wednesday in Nashville.
Tennessee:
- ESPN: 1-seed in the West Region
- CBS Sports: 1-seed in the West Region
Kentucky:
- ESPN: 3-seed in the East Region
- CBS Sports: 4-seed in the Midwest Region
Alabama:
- ESPN: 4-seed in the South Region
- CBS Sports: 4-seed in the East Region
Auburn:
- ESPN: 4-seed in the Midwest Region
- CBS Sports: 5-seed in the Auburn Region
South Carolina:
- ESPN: 5-seed in the East Region
- CBS Sports: 5-seed in the West Region
Florida:
- ESPN: 7-seed in the Midwest Region
- CBS Sports: 7-seed in the Midwest Region
Mississippi State
- ESPN: 11-seed in the West Region
- CBS Sports: 10-seed in the East Region
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Here’s a look at how the 14 SEC teams are seeded for the upcoming SEC Tournament and when each team’s first game will be:
14. Missouri (Wednesday)
13. Vanderbilt (Wednesday)
12. Arkansas (Wednesday)
11. Georgia (Wednesday)
10. Ole Miss (Thursday)
9. Mississippi State (Thursday)
8. LSU (Thursday)
7. Texas A&M (Thursday)
6. Florida (Thursday)
5. South Carolina (Thursday)
4. Auburn (Friday)
3. Alabama (Friday)
2. Kentucky (Friday)
1. Tennessee (Friday)
For a full look at the 2023-2024 SEC Tournament bracket, click here.
