# 2017 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 8–12, 2017.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Kentucky$^{‡†}$ | 16–2 | 26–5 | |
| 2 | Florida$^†$ | 14–4 | 24–7 | |
| 3 | Arkansas$^†$ | 12−6 | 23–8 | 1–0 vs. South Carolina |
| 4 | South Carolina$^†$ | 12–6 | 22–9 | 0–1 vs. Arkansas |
| 5 | Alabama$^#$ | 10–8 | 17−13 | 1–0 vs. Ole Miss, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 6 | Ole Miss$^#$ | 10–8 | 19–12 | 0–1 vs. Alabama, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Vanderbilt$^#$ | 10–8 | 17–14 | 0–1 vs. Alabama, 0–1 vs. Ole Miss |
| 8 | Georgia$^#$ | 9–9 | 18–13 | |
| 9 | Tennessee$^#$ | 8–10 | 16−15 | 1–0 vs. Texas A&M |
| 10 | Texas A&M$^#$ | 8–10 | 16–14 | 0–1 vs. Tennessee |
| 11 | Auburn | 7–11 | 18–13 | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 6–12 | 15–15 | |
| 13 | LSU | 2–16 | 10–20 | 1–0 vs. Missouri |
| 14 | Missouri | 2–16 | 7–23 | 0–1 vs. LSU |
| ‡ – 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 8 |||||
| 1 | 6:00 PM | #12 Mississippi State vs. #13 LSU | SEC Network | 8,567 |
| 2 | 8:30 PM | #11 Auburn vs. #14 Missouri | SEC Network | 8,567 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 9 |||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | #8 Georgia vs. #9 Tennessee | SEC Network | 11,973 |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #5 Alabama vs. #12 Mississippi State | SEC Network | 11,973 |
| 5 | 6:00 PM | #7 Vanderbilt vs. #10 Texas A&M | SEC Network | 13,112 |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | #6 Ole Miss vs. #14 Missouri | SEC Network | 13,112 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 |||||
| 7 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kentucky vs. #8 Georgia | SEC Network | 18,130 |
| 8 | 2:30 PM | #4 South Carolina vs. #5 Alabama | SEC Network | 18,130 |
| 9 | 6:00 PM | #2 Florida vs. #7 Vanderbilt | SEC Network | 14,227 |
| 10 | 8:30 PM | #3 Arkansas vs. #6 Ole Miss | SEC Network | 14,227 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 |||||
| 11 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kentucky vs #5 Alabama | ESPN | 19,196 |
| 12 | 2:30 PM | #7 Vanderbilt vs #3 Arkansas | ESPN | 19,196 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 |||||
| 13 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kentucky vs #3 Arkansas | ESPN | 19,953 |
| *Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 8 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 8 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 8 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 9 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 9 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 9 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 SECN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgia | 59 | 8 | Georgia | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Tennessee | 57 | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alabama | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | South Carolina | 53 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Alabama | 75 | 5 | Alabama | 64 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 79 | 12 | Mississippi State | 55 | | | | | | | | 1 | Kentucky | 82 |
| 13 | LSU | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Arkansas | 65 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Florida | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Vanderbilt | 66 | 7 | Vanderbilt | 72* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Texas A&M | 41 | | | | | | 7 | Vanderbilt | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas | 76 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ole Miss | 86 | 6 | Ole Miss | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Auburn | 83 | 14 | Missouri | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Missouri | 86* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period