# 2020 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, scheduled for March 11–15, 2020. On March 12, after the tournament had begun, the SEC cancelled the remaining games due to the spread of COVID-19.
By rule, Kentucky was symbolically awarded the NCAA championship bid, even though it was not held, and officially was the SEC champions.

## Seeds

All 14 SEC schools were slated to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 | Tiebreak 3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 15–3 | | | |
| 2 | Auburn | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. LSU | | |
| 3 | LSU | 12–6 | 0–1 vs. Auburn | | |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. Florida | | |
| 5 | Florida | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. Mississippi State | | |
| 6 | South Carolina | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Texas A&M | | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. South Carolina | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 9–9 | | | |
| 9 | Alabama | 8–10 | | | |
| 10 | Missouri | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Arkansas | 0–1 vs. Kentucky | 1–0 vs. Auburn |
| 11 | Arkansas | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Missouri | 0–1 vs. Kentucky | 0–1 vs. Auburn |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 6–12 | | | |
| 13 | Georgia | 5–13 | | | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 3–15 | | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 11 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Georgia | 63–81 | SEC Network | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 11 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt | 86–73 | SEC Network | 0 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 12 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Alabama | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Florida vs. No. 13 Georgia | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Missouri | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 11 Arkansas | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Kentucky vs. Game 3 winner | cancelled | ESPN | |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Mississippi State vs. Game 4 winner | cancelled | ESPN | |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 LSU vs. Game 6 winner | cancelled | SEC Network | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:00 pm | Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | cancelled | ESPN | |
| 6 | 12 | 2:30 pm | Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | cancelled | ESPN | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 12:00 pm | Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | cancelled | ESPN | |
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 12 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 ESPN/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 ESPN/SEC Network |
| | | | | | 1 | Kentucky |
| | | | 8 | Tennessee | | |
| | | | 9 | Alabama | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mississippi State |
| | | | 5 | Florida | | |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 63 | 13 | Georgia | | |
| 13 | Georgia | 81 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Auburn |
| | | | 7 | Texas A&M | | |
| | | | 10 | Missouri | | |
| | | | | | 3 | LSU |
| | | | 6 | South Carolina | | |
| 11 | Arkansas | 86 | 11 | Arkansas | | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 73 | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* SECN
* March 11 6:00 pm
No. 13 Georgia 81, No. 12 Ole Miss 63 :
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 40–33 |||
| Pts: R. Hammonds 22 Rebs: R. Hammonds 11 Asts: S. Wheeler 8 | Pts: B. Tyree 18 Rebs: K. Buffen 8 Asts: Tied 2 |
* Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 0 Referees: Don Daily, Bart Lenox, Josue Nieves
* SECN
* March 11 8:23 pm
No. 14 Vanderbilt 73, No. 11 Arkansas 86 :
| Scoring by half: 26–38, 47–48 |||
| Pts: S. Lee 30 Rebs: D. Disu 10 Asts: M. Evans 4 | Pts: M. Jones 22 Rebs: J. Whitt Jr. 7 Asts: M. Jones 6 |
* Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 0 Referees: Chuck Jones, Steven Anderson, Todd Austin