With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.
In the SEC, it’s all about Florida and whether the Gators can run it back with another national title. The Gators struggled to start the season and then even fell out of the national rankings completely by early January. But now, this team feels like a completely different story. The Gators ended the season on an 11-game win streak and their first regular-season SEC title since 2014.
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Which other teams could contend in Nashville? Follow along below for scores, highlights, bracketology and more (scroll for live updates).
SEC men’s basketball tournament
When: March 11-15
Where: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN, SEC Network
SEC tournament bracket, scores
SEC schedule, results (all times ET)
Thursday, March 12 — Second Round
Game 5 | Kentucky 78, Missouri 72
Game 6 | Tennessee 72, Auburn 62
Game 7 | Ole Miss 76, Georgia 72
Game 8 | Oklahoma 83, Texas A&M 63
Friday, March 13 — Quarterfinals
Game 9 | No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Florida | 1 p.m. | ESPN
Game 10 | No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 11 | No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama | 7 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 12 | No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Live coverage is over57 updatesThu, March 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Here’s where we stand after tonight’s action.
Four quarterfinal matchups on deck tomorrow:
No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Florida | 1 p.m. | ESPN
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama | 7 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network
SEC tournament bracket
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Sooners are trying to surge into the NCAA tournament. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had them as a “first four out” team going into tonight. Another win tomorrow could do wonders for their résumé.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Nijel Pack’s 20 points leads the way in OU’s dominant victory (though Pack left the game late with an injury and didn’t return). The SEC No. 11 seed Sooners advance to the quarterfinals, where they’ll face No. 3 Arkansas tomorrow.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
And now Oklahoma’s leading scorer is down on the court after a rough collision with Texas A&M’s Marcus Hill. Pack returns to the bench with a towel on his nose.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Nijel Pack has 20 points and he’s helped the Sooners build the lead back above 20 points.
Oklahoma 75, Texas A&M 54 | 5:58 to play
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Texas A&M has been much better offensively in the second half but it looks like the Oklahoma lead is just too big to cut into.
OU leads 70-54 with 7:22 to play
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
After the Aggies went on their run early in the 2nd half, the Sooners stopped the bleeding.
Oklahoma leads 61-44 at the 11:50 mark.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Aggies have hit their first five shots of the second half and are on an 8-0 run. Can they make this a game?
Oklahoma leads 54-40 at the 16:19 mark.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
We’re back for the final 20 minutes of SEC tournament action in Nashville tonight.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Oklahoma: shooting 59.4%
Texas A&M: 29.4%
That’s the story of the game so far.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Nijel Pack has 15 points, Xzayvier Brown has 12 and the Sooners are dominating through 20 minutes.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
This has been a complete disaster of a first half for Texas A&M.
Oklahoma leads 38-18 at the under-4 timeout.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Sooners lead 32-14 at the 8:12 mark of the first half.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Sooners are flying early on, hitting 10 of 14 shots en route to a 25-11 lead the 11:00 mark.
Nijel Pack has 11 points and has hit all 4 of his shots so far.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack each have 5 quick points and the Sooners are on an 8-0 run to grab a 14-6 lead in the opening minutes.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The action has begun in Nashville for our final SEC tournament game of the night.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The last SEC tournament tame of the night featured No. 6 seed Texas A&M vs. 11 seed Oklahoma.
The Sooners likely need a win tonight and possibly another one or two after that to fight their way into the NCAA tournament field.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM PDT
Jack Baer
Ole Miss once again pulls off a close upset of Georgia, this time in the SEC tournament to set up a clash with No. 2 seed Alabama in the quarterfinals. AJ Storr posted a team-high 19 points off the bench for Ole Miss, while Georgia shot 35.4% as a team.
The Rebels never trailed and led by as much as 23, then narrowly avoided disaster.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM PDT
Jack Baer
Tyler Perry gets the game-deciding rebound after Georgia intentionally misses the second free throw. Looks like Ole Miss is going to pull this out.