Will Big Blue Nation begin the SEC Tournament on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena next month?
Kentucky would not receive the double bye going into the games on February 4 since it is now in fifth position in the SEC rankings. If the Wildcats' current surge in conference play continues through February, that will change. However, UK still trails the three teams tied for second place by one game as of right now.
There will be a lot of rankings shifting between now and March, but here is how the SEC Tournament would be structured if it began today.
SEC basketball standings
As of 10 p.m. on Feb. 4; conference records in parenthesis; underlined and italicized teams are locked into seed
- Alabama (10-0)
- Tennessee (8-2)
- Texas A&M (8-2)
- Auburn (7-3)
- Kentucky (7-3)
- Florida (6-4)
- Missouri (5-5)
- Arkansas (5-5)
- Vanderbilt (4-6)
- Georgia (4-6)
- Mississippi State (3-7)
- Ole Miss (1-9)
- LSU (1-9)
- South Carolina (1-9)
SEC Tournament schedule.. if the regular season ended today
Tournament played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: 12-seed Ole Miss vs. 13-seed LSU
Game 2: 11-seed Mississippi State vs. 14-seed South Carolina
Thursday, March 9
Game 3: 8-seed Arkansas vs. 9-seed Vanderbilt
Game 4: 5-seed Kentucky vs. Game 1 winner
Game 5: 7-seed Missouri vs. 10-seed Georgia
Game 6: 6-seed Florida vs. Game 2 winner
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Friday, March 10
Game 7: 1-seed Alabama vs. Game 3 winner
Game 8: 4-seed Auburn vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9: 2-seed Tennessee vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10: 3-seed Texas A&M vs. Game 6 winner
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
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