# 2017 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 1 through 5, 2017. South Carolina won their 3rd straight SEC tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | South Carolina$^{‡†}$ | 14–2 | 25–4 | |
| 2 | Mississippi St.$^†$ | 13–3 | 27–3 | |
| 3 | Missouri$^†$ | 11–5 | 21–9 | 1–1 vs. KY; 1–0 vs. SC |
| 4 | Kentucky$^†$ | 11–5 | 20–9 | 1–1 vs. MO; 0–1 vs. SC |
| 5 | Tennessee$^#$ | 10–6 | 19–10 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M$^#$ | 9–7 | 19–10 | |
| 7 | LSU$^#$ | 8–8 | 19–10 | |
| 8 | Georgia$^#$ | 7–9 | 15–15 | 1–0 vs. Aub. |
| 9 | Auburn$^#$ | 7–9 | 17–13 | 0–1 vs. GA |
| 10 | Ole Miss$^#$ | 6–10 | 17–12 | |
| 11 | Florida | 5–11 | 14–15 | 1–0 vs. AL |
| 12 | Alabama | 5–11 | 17–12 | 0–1 vs. FL |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 4–12 | 14–15 | |
| 14 | Arkansas | 2–14 | 13–16 | |
| ‡ – 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. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. |||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 1 |||||
| 1 | 11:00 AM | #12 Alabama vs. #13 Vanderbilt | SECN | 3,507 |
| 2 | 1:30 PM | #11 Florida vs. #14 Arkansas | SECN | 3,507 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 2 |||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | #8 Georgia vs. #9 Auburn | SECN | 3,746 |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #5 Tennessee vs. #12 Alabama | SECN | 3,746 |
| 5 | 6:00 PM | #7 LSU vs. #10 Ole Miss | SECN | 3,568 |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Florida | SECN | 3,568 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 |||||
| 7 | 12:00 PM | #1 South Carolina vs. #8 Georgia | SECN | 5,702 |
| 8 | 2:30 PM | #4 Kentucky vs. #12 Alabama | SECN | 5,702 |
| 9 | 6:00 PM | #2 Mississippi St. vs. #7 LSU | SECN | 4,330 |
| 10 | 8:30 PM | #3 Missouri vs. #6 Texas A&M | SECN | 4,330 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 |||||
| 11 | 5:00 PM | #1 South Carolina vs #4 Kentucky | ESPNU | 7,554 |
| 12 | 7:30 PM | #2 Mississippi St. vs #6 Texas A&M | ESPNU | 7,554 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 5 |||||
| 13 | 2:30 PM | #1 South Carolina vs #2 Mississippi State | ESPN | 7,715 |
| *Game times in EST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 1 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 1 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 1 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 2 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 2 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 2 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 SECN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgia | 56 | 8 | Georgia | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Auburn | 52 | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 89 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kentucky | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Kentucky | 65 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tennessee | 64 | 12 | Alabama | 55 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alabama | 77 | 12 | Alabama | 72 | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 59 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Mississippi St. | 49 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mississippi St. | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | LSU | 65 | 7 | LSU | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Ole Miss | 49 | | | | | | 2 | Mississippi St. | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 50 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Missouri | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 67 | 6 | Texas A&M | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida | 71 | 11 | Florida | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Arkansas | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |