SEC Tournament bracket released, Gators at No. 5 seed

The 2021 SEC Tournament bracket has UF at a No. 5 seed and a first-round bye after losing its last two games of the season vs Mizzou and UT.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference Tournament bracket was released on Sunday, with the Florida Gators earning a No. 5 seed and a first-round bye after losing its last two games of the season against the Missouri Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers, respectively.

The seeding comes as no surprise after Sunday’s disappointing loss and has UF facing the winner of the matchup between the Texas A&M Aggies and Vanderbilt Commodores in the First Round. The second-round game will take place on Thursday starting 25 minutes after the No. 8 seed Kentucky Wildcats and No. 9 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs duke it out at 11 a.m. EST.

The full SEC Tournament schedule can be found below.

Wednesday, March 10

First Round

7 p.m. EST – No. 13 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (SEC Network)

Thursday, March 11

Second Round

Noon EST – No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Mississippi State (SEC Network)

25 minutes After Game 2 – Winner of first round vs. No. 5 Florida (SEC Network)

7 p.m. EST – No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Georgia (SEC Network)

25 minutes after Game 3 – No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 South Carolina (SEC Network)

Friday, March 12

Quarterfinals

Noon EST – No. 1 Alabama vs. winner of Kentucky/Mississippi State (ESPN)

25 minutes after Game 1 – No. 4 Tennessee vs. winner of No. 5 Florida/Round 1 winner (ESPN)

7 p.m. EST – No. 2 Arkansas vs. winner of Missouri/Georgia (SEC Network)

25 minutes after Game 3 – No. 3 LSU vs. winner of Ole Miss/South Carolina (SEC Network)

Saturday, March 13

Semifinals

Noon EST – Friday afternoon winners (ESPN)

25 minutes after Game 1 – Friday evening winners (ESPN)

Sunday, March 14

Championship 

1 p.m. EST – Saturday winners (ESPN)

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