2026 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2026 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference which was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 4–8, 2026. The winner of this tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

2026 SEC women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2025–26
Teams	16
Site	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
Champions	Texas (1st title)
Winning coach	Vic Schaefer (2nd title)
MVP	Madison Booker (Texas)
Attendance	66,186
Television	SEC Network, ESPN, ESPN2
SEC women's basketball tournaments

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 South Carolina	15	–	1		.938			36	–	4		.900
No. 10 Vanderbilt	13	–	3		.813			29	–	5		.853
No. 4 Texas †	13	–	3		.813			35	–	4		.897
No. 8 LSU	12	–	4		.750			29	–	6		.829
No. 12 Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			26	–	8		.765
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
No. 21 Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			24	–	12		.667
Georgia	8	–	8		.500			22	–	10		.688
No. 14 Kentucky	8	–	8		.500			25	–	11		.694
Texas A&M	7	–	9		.438			14	–	13		.519
No. 24 Alabama	7	–	9		.438			24	–	11		.686
Florida	5	–	11		.313			18	–	15		.545
Mississippi State	5	–	11		.313			18	–	13		.581
Missouri	4	–	12		.250			17	–	17		.500
Auburn	3	–	13		.188			15	–	17		.469
Arkansas	1	–	15		.063			12	–	20		.375
† 2026 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

No. 3 Texas defeated defending champions No. 1 South Carolina 78–61 in the championship game, earning their first SEC title since joining the conference in 2024.

Seeds

Seed	School	SEC Record	Tiebreakers
1	South Carolina #‡	15–1
2	Vanderbilt ‡	13–3	1–0 vs. Texas
3	Texas ‡	13–3	0–1 vs. Vanderbilt
4	LSU ‡	12–4
5	Oklahoma †	11–5
6	Tennessee †	8–8	2–1 vs. Ole Miss/Georgia/Kentucky
7	Ole Miss †	8–8	2–2 vs. Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky 1–0 vs. Oklahoma
8	Georgia †	8–8	2–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Kentucky 0–1 vs. Oklahoma
9	Kentucky	8–8	1–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Georgia
10	Texas A&M	7–9	1–0 vs. Alabama
11	Alabama	7–9	0–1 vs. Texas A&M
12	Florida	5–11	1–0 vs. Mississippi State
13	Mississippi State	5–11	0–1 vs. Florida
14	Missouri	4–12
15	Auburn	3–13
16	Arkansas	1–15
# – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. ‡ – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Arkansas	94−64	SECN	10,322
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 12 Florida vs. No. 13 Mississippi State	86–68
3	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Auburn	49–50		5,072
4	8:30 p.m.	No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 14 Missouri	65–48
Second round – Thursday, March 5, 2026
5	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Kentucky	61−76	SECN	6,928
6	1:30 p.m.	No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Florida	82−64
7	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Auburn	73–57		5,810
8	8:30 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Alabama	64–76
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6, 2026
9	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Kentucky	87–64	ESPN	11,154
10	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 LSU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma	112–78
11	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Ole Miss	78–89	SECN
12	8:30 p.m.	No. 3 Texas vs. No. 11 Alabama	83–60
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7, 2026
13	4:30 p.m.	No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 LSU	83–77	ESPN2	13,333
14	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Texas vs. No. 7 Ole Miss	85–68
Championship – Sunday, March 8, 2026
15	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas	61–78	ESPN	13,567
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 4 SECN					Second round Thursday, March 5 SECN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 ESPN/SECN					Semifinals Saturday, March 7 ESPN2					Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN
											1	3 South Carolina	87
						8	22 Georgia	61			9	17 Kentucky	64
	9	17 Kentucky	94			9	17 Kentucky	76								1	3 South Carolina	83
	16	Arkansas	64													4	6 LSU	77
											4	6 LSU	112
						5	7 Oklahoma	82			5	7 Oklahoma	78
	12	Florida	86			12	Florida	64													1	3 South Carolina	61
	13	Mississippi State	68																		3	4 Texas	78
											2	5 Vanderbilt	78
						7	24 Ole Miss	73			7	24 Ole Miss	89
	10	Texas A&M	49			15	Auburn	57								7	24 Ole Miss	68
	15	Auburn	50													3	4 Texas	85
											3	4 Texas	83
						6	Tennessee	64			11	Alabama	60
	11	Alabama	65			11	Alabama	76
	14	Missouri	48