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Welcome to the postseason, where the madness is in full effect.
And if the regular season in the SEC was any showing, the conference tournament will likely follow suit and cause even more madness that will either help or hurt those teams that remain on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.
The top seed in the 2025 women’s SEC tournament is No. 6 South Carolina, who was rewarded the No. 1 seed over Texas in the bracket on Sunday as a result of a coin flip by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Dawn Staley’s team is the top seed for the fourth straight season, and enters the SEC tournament battling for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Vic Shaefer and Texas have taken their first season in the SEC by storm, highlighted by their share of the SEC regular season with South Carolina. Led by Madison Booker, the Longhorns have been one of the top and hottest teams in women’s college basketball of late and are the most likely candidate to spoil the Gamecocks’ hope of winning three straight SEC tournament titles.
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But the candidates to hoist the women’s SEC Conference tournament trophy on Sunday don’t just end at South Carolina and Texas.
Though they have lost three of their last five games, Kim Mulkey and LSU are expected to be one of those contenders. However, it won’t be all that easy for the seventh-ranked Tigers, who will be without star guard Flau’Jae Johnson as she continues to battle “shin inflammation.”
Others include No. 14 Kentucky, No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 21 Alabama. A potential dark horse could be No. 11 Tennessee, though first-year coach Kim Caldwell’s team is coming off back-to-back upsets.
Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 women’s SEC Conference tournament:
Watch the 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament live with Fubo (free trial)When is the 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament?
- Dates: Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 9
- Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, South Carolina)
The 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina across Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 9.
Women’s SEC tournament bracket
Here’s a full breakdown of the seeding positions for the 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament:
Note: SEC records are in parentheses
- South Carolina (15-1)
- Texas (15-1)
LSU (12-4)Kentucky (11-5)Oklahoma (11-5)Alabama(10-6)Ole Miss (10-6)Vanderbilt (8-8)Tennessee (8-8)Mississippi State (7-9)Florida(5-11)Georgia(4-12)Arkansas(3-13)Auburn(3-13)Missouri (3-13)Texas A&M (3-13)
2025 women’s SEC tournament schedule
All times Eastern
First Round: Wednesday, March 5
- Game 1: No. 9 Tennessee 77, No. 16 Texas A&M 37
- Game 2: No. 12 Georgia 79, No. 13 Arkansas 74
- Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State 75, No. 15 Missouri 55
- Game 4: No. 11 Florida 60, No. 14 Auburn 50
Second Round: Thursday, March 6
- Game 5: No. 8 Vanderbilt 84, No. 9 Tennessee 76
- Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma 70, No. 12 Georgia 52
- Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73
- Game 8: No. 11 Florida 63, No. 6 Alabama 61
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 7
- Game 9: No. 1 South Carolina 84, vs. No. 8 Vanderbilt 63
- Game 10: No. 5 Oklahoma 69, No. 4 Kentucky 65
- Game 11: No. 2 Texas 70, No. 7 Ole Miss 63
- Game 12: No. 3 LSU 101, No. 11 Florida 87
Semifinals: Saturday, March 8
- Game 13: No. 1 South Carolina 93, No. 5 Oklahoma 75
- Game 14: No. 2 seed Texas 56, No. 3 seed LSU 49
Championship: Sunday, March 9
- Game 15: No. 1 seed South Carolina vs. No. 2 seed Texas | 3 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
How to watch women’s SEC tournament live
- TV channels: SEC Network | ESPN | ESPN2
- Streaming options: ESPN app | Fubo (free trial)
The 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will air across the ESPN family of networks. All eight games in the first and second rounds and two quarterfinal games will air on the SEC Network; ESPN will air two quarterfinal games and the championship game; and ESPN2 will air both semifinal games.
Streaming options for the 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament include the ESPN app (with a TV login) and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial.
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