Here’s the 2026 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule
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- Kentucky draws No.16 Arkansas in Wednesday opener at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
- Top seeds: No.1 South Carolina, No.2 Vanderbilt, No.3 Texas and No.4 LSU.
- Tournament runs Wednesday through Sunday with final on ESPN at 3 p.m.
The second-ever SEC regular season slate for Kenny Brooks and No. 16 Kentucky has officially come to an end with Sunday’s 60-56 home loss to No. 3 South Carolina.
Kentucky (21-9) clinched a No. 9 seed after going 8-8 in SEC play this season, and has the chance to further plead its case to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee in this week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Cats are currently on the outside looking in for hosting privileges in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
UK will face No. 16 seed Arkansas in Game 1 of this year’s tournament on 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The Razorbacks (12-19, 1-15 SEC), in their first season under new head coach Kelsi Musick, won their first and only game of league play Sunday afternoon. Arkansas beat Auburn 70-41 in Fayetteville and snapped what was a 16-game losing streak.
The Cats will play on the first day of the league tournament for the first time since 2024, when former head coach Kyra Elzy led the No. 12 seed UK to a first-round victory over No. 13 Georgia before falling in the second round to No. 5 seed Tennessee. Last season, Brooks coached the Cats to a No. 4 overall seed in the conference. Kentucky lost in its first contest of the tournament, a quarterfinal disappointment to Oklahoma, and went home to receive a No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
SEC TOURNAMENT
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. All times approximate and EST:
WEDNESDAY
Game 1: No. 16 seed Arkansas vs. No. 9 seed Kentucky, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)
Game 2: No. 13 seed Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Florida, 1:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 3: No. 15 Auburn vs. No. 10 Texas A&M, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 4: No. 14 Missouri vs. No. 11 Alabama, 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
THURSDAY
Game 5: No. 8 Georgia vs. Game 1 winner, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)
Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma vs. Game 2 winner, 1:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 8: No. 6 Tennessee vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
FRIDAY
Game 9: No. 1 South Carolina vs. Game 5 winner, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 10: No. 4 LSU vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 11: No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Game 12: No. 3 Texas vs. Game 12 winner, 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
SATURDAY
Semifinal 1: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN 2)
Semifinal 2: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN 2)
SUNDAY
SEC Tournament Championship: Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
