# 2023 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 1 through 5, 2023. South Carolina won the tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's tournament.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | South Carolina$^{‡†}$ | 16–0 | 29–0 | |
| 2 | LSU$^†$ | 15–1 | 27–1 | |
| 3 | Tennessee$^†$ | 13–3 | 21–10 | |
| 4 | Ole Miss$^†$ | 11–5 | 22–7 | |
| 5 | Mississippi State$^#$ | 9–7 | 20–9 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee |
| 6 | Alabama$^#$ | 9–7 | 20–9 | 0–1 vs. Tennessee, 1–0 vs. Georgia |
| 7 | Georgia$^#$ | 9–7 | 20–10 | 0–1 vs. Tennessee, 0–1 vs. Alabama |
| 8 | Arkansas$^#$ | 7–9 | 20–11 | |
| 9 | Missouri$^#$ | 6–10 | 17–12 | |
| 10 | Auburn$^#$ | 5–11 | 15–13 | 1–0 vs. Florida |
| 11 | Florida | 5–11 | 16–13 | 0–1 vs. Auburn |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 3–13 | 12–18 | |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 2–14 | 7–19 | 1–0 vs. Kentucky |
| 14 | Kentucky | 2–14 | 10–18 | 0–1 vs. Texas A&M |
| ‡ – 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$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 1 ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas A&M | 70–77 | SEC Network | 8,125 |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 11 Florida vs. No. 14 Kentucky | 57–72 | SEC Network | 8,125 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 2 ||||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Missouri | 85–74 | SEC Network | 5,531 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Texas A&M | 72–79 | SEC Network | 5,531 |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Auburn | 63–47 | SEC Network | 7,691 |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 14 Kentucky | 71–58 | SEC Network | 7,691 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 8 Arkansas | 93–66 | SEC Network | 7,481 |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Texas A&M | 77–60 | SEC Network | 7,481 |
| 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 Georgia | 83–66 | SEC Network | 6,299 |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Kentucky | 80–71 | SEC Network | 6,299 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 11 | 4:30 pm | No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Ole Miss | 80–51 | ESPNU | 10,471 |
| 12 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 LSU vs No. 3 Tennessee | 67–69 | ESPNU | 10,471 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 13 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 3 Tennessee | 74–58 | ESPN | 12,203 |
| *Game times in ET. # – 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 | 93 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Arkansas | 85 | 8 | Arkansas | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Missouri | 74 | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ole Miss | 51 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ole Miss | 77 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Mississippi State | 72 | 13 | Texas A&M | 60 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 70 | 13 | Texas A&M | 79 | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 74 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Tennessee | 58 |
| | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Georgia | 63 | 7 | Georgia | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Auburn | 47 | | | | | | 2 | LSU | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 69 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Alabama | 58 | 14 | Kentucky | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida | 57 | 14 | Kentucky | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kentucky | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |