# 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Verizon Arena, now known as Simmons Bank Arena. in North Little Rock, Arkansas from March 4 through 8, 2015. The tournament consisted of five rounds and included all 14 SEC teams. Seeds 5 through 10 received a first-round bye, and the top four seeds received a "double bye" through the first and second rounds.

## Seeds

2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | South Carolina$^{c‡†}$ | 15–1 | 29–2 | 1–0 vs. Tennessee |
| 2 | Tennessee$^{c†}$ | 15–1 | 28–4 | 0–1 vs. South Carolina |
| 3 | Mississippi State$^†$ | 11–5 | 26–6 | |
| 4 | LSU$^†$ | 10–6 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. Kentucky; 1–1 vs. Texas A&M; 1–0 vs. Mississippi State |
| 5 | Texas A&M$^#$ | 10–6 | 23–9 | 1–0 vs. Kentucky; 1–1 vs. LSU; 0–1 vs. Mississippi State |
| 6 | Kentucky$^#$ | 10–6 | 23–9 | 0–2 vs. Texas A&M, LSU |
| 7 | Missouri$^#$ | 7–9 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. Ole Miss |
| 8 | Ole Miss$^#$ | 7–9 | 17–13 | 0–1 vs. Missouri |
| 9 | Arkansas$^#$ | 6–10 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. Georgia |
| 10 | Georgia$^#$ | 6–10 | 19–12 | 0–1 vs. Arkansas |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 5–11 | 15–16 | 1–1 vs. Florida; 1–1 vs. Mississippi State |
| 12 | Florida | 5–11 | 13–17 | 1–1 vs. Vanderbilt; 0–1 vs. Mississippi State |
| 13 | Auburn | 3–13 | 13–18 | |
| 14 | Alabama | 2–14 | 13–19 | |
| ‡ – Tournament No. 1 seed. c – SEC Regular Season co-champions. † – 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 4 |||||
| 1 | 4:00 p.m. | #12 Florida vs. #13 Auburn | SECN | 1,915 |
| 2 | 6:30 p.m. | #11 Vanderbilt vs. #14 Alabama | SECN | 1,915 |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 5 |||||
| 3 | Noon | #9 Arkansas vs. #8 Ole Miss | SECN | |
| 4 | 2:30 p.m. | #5 Texas A&M vs. #13 Auburn | SECN | |
| 5 | 5:00 p.m. | #7 Missouri vs. #10 Georgia | SECN | 3,744 |
| 6 | 7:30 p.m. | #6 Kentucky vs. #11 Vanderbilt | SECN | 3,744 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 |||||
| 7 | Noon | #1 South Carolina vs. #9 Arkansas | SECN | 4,630 |
| 8 | 2:30 p.m. | #4 LSU vs. #5 Texas A&M | SECN | 4,630 |
| 9 | 6:00 p.m. | #2 Tennessee vs. #10 Georgia | SECN | 4,189 |
| 10 | 8:30 p.m. | #3 Mississippi State vs. #6 Kentucky | SECN | 4,189 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 |||||
| 11 | 4:00 p.m. | #1 South Carolina vs. #4 LSU | ESPNU | 5,524 |
| 12 | 6:30 p.m. | #2 Tennessee vs. #6 Kentucky | ESPNU | 5,524 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 8 |||||
| 13 | 2:30 p.m. | #1 South Carolina vs. #2 Tennessee | ESPN | 5,819 |
| *Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 4 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 4 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 4 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 5 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 5 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 5 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 SECN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 ESPNU | Championship Game Sunday, March 8 ESPN | Championship Game Sunday, March 8 ESPN | Championship Game Sunday, March 8 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 9 | Arkansas | 36 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Arkansas | 72 | 1 | South Carolina | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ole Miss | 61 | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Auburn | 47 | 4 | LSU | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida | 49 | 5 | Texas A&M | 57 | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 62 |
| 13 | Auburn | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Tennessee | 46 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Georgia | 41 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Georgia | 75 | 2 | Tennessee | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Missouri | 64 | | | | | | 2 | Tennessee | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kentucky | 64 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Kentucky | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 3 | Mississippi State | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 66 | 6 | Kentucky | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Alabama | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Tourney awards

* MVP – Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina
* All-Tournament Team – Makayla Epps (Kentucky), Cierra Burdick (Tennessee), Jordan Reynolds (Tennessee), Aleighsa Welch (South Carolina), and Alaina Coates (South Carolina)