NASHVILLE — The 2020 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee will open tournament play on Thursday as the No. 8 seed against No. 9 Alabama. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET and the contest will be televised by SEC Network.
2020 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule
First Round — Wednesday, March 11
Game 1: No. 12 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Georgia, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 2: No. 11 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt, 25 minutes after Game 1, SEC Network
Second Round — Thursday, March 12
Game 3: No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Alabama, 1 p.m., SEC Network
Game 4: No. 5 Florida vs. Game 1 winner, 25 minutes after Game 3, SEC Network
Game 5: No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Missouri, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 6: No. 6 South Carolina vs. Game 2 winner, 25 minutes after Game 5, SEC Network
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
Game 7: No. 1 Kentucky vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 8: No. 4 Mississippi State vs. Game 4 winner, 25 minutes after Game 7, ESPN
Game 9: No. 2 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 10: No. 3 LSU vs. Game 6 winner, 25 minutes after Game 9, SEC Network
Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 25 minutes after Game 11, ESPN
SEC Championship Game — Sunday, March 15
Game 13: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m., ESPN
*All times ET