# 2018 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from February 28 through March 4, 2018. South Carolina defeated the regular-season champions Mississippi State to earn an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Mississippi State$^{‡†}$ | 16–0 | 32–0 | |
| 2 | South Carolina$^†$ | 12–4 | 25–6 | 1–0 vs. UGA |
| 3 | Georgia$^†$ | 12–4 | 25–6 | 0–1 vs. SC |
| 4 | LSU$^†$ | 11–5 | 19–9 | 1–0 vs. MIZZOU, 1–0 vs. TEN, 1–1 vs. TXAM |
| 5 | Texas A&M$^#$ | 11–5 | 24–9 | 1–0 vs. MIZZOU, 1–1 vs. LSU, 1–1 vs. TEN |
| 6 | Missouri$^#$ | 11–5 | 24–7 | 1–0 vs. TEN, 0–1 LSU, 0–1 vs. TXAM |
| 7 | Tennessee$^#$ | 11–5 | 24–7 | 1–1 vs. TXAM, 0–1 vs. LSU, 0–1 vs. MIZZOU |
| 8 | Alabama$^#$ | 7–9 | 17–13 | |
| 9 | Kentucky$^#$ | 6–10 | 15–16 | |
| 10 | Auburn$^#$ | 5–11 | 14–15 | |
| 11 | Florida | 3–13 | 11–19 | 1–0 vs. VANDY, 1–0 vs. ARK |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 3–13 | 7–24 | 0–1 vs. UF, 1–0 vs. ARK |
| 13 | Arkansas | 3–13 | 13–18 | 0–1 vs. UF, 0–1 vs. VANDY |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 1–15 | 12–19 | |
| ‡ – 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, February 28 |||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | #12 Vanderbilt vs. #13 Arkansas | SEC Network | 4,371 |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | #11 Florida vs. #14 Ole Miss | SEC Network | 4,371 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 1 |||||
| 3 | Noon | #8 Alabama vs. #9 Kentucky | SEC Network | 3,889 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | #5 Texas A&M vs. #13 Arkansas | SEC Network | 3,889 |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | #7 Tennessee vs. #10 Auburn | SEC Network | 6,047 |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | #6 Missouri vs. #14 Ole Miss | SEC Network | 6,047 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 |||||
| 7 | Noon | #1 Mississippi State vs. #9 Kentucky | SEC Network | 6,344 |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | #4 LSU vs. #5 Texas A&M | SEC Network | 6,344 |
| 9 | 6:00 pm | #2 South Carolina vs. #7 Tennessee | SEC Network | 7,489 |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Georgia vs. #6 Missouri | SEC Network | 7,489 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 |||||
| 11 | 4:00 pm | #1 Mississippi State vs #5 Texas A&M | ESPNU | 8,819 |
| 12 | 6:30 pm | #2 South Carolina vs #3 Georgia | ESPNU | 8,819 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 4 |||||
| 13 | 3:30 pm | #1 Mississippi State vs #2 South Carolina | ESPN2 | 8,215 |
| *Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed |||||
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## Bracket

* All times are Central
| First round Wednesday, February 28 SECN 11AM 1:25PM | First round Wednesday, February 28 SECN 11AM 1:25PM | First round Wednesday, February 28 SECN 11AM 1:25PM | Second round Thursday, March 1 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | Second round Thursday, March 1 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | Second round Thursday, March 1 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 SECN 12PM 2:25PM 6PM 8:25PM | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 ESPNU 4PM 6:25PM | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 ESPNU 4PM 6:25PM | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 ESPNU 4PM 6:25PM | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 3:30PM | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 3:30PM | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 3:30PM |
| | | | | | | 9 | Kentucky | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kentucky | 71 | 1 | Mississippi State | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Alabama | 64 | | | | | | 1 | Mississippi State | 70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Arkansas | 52 | 4 | LSU | 69 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 76 | 5 | Texas A&M | 82 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mississippi State | 51 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | South Carolina | 62 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Tennessee | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Auburn | 61 | 2 | South Carolina | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Tennessee | 64 | | | | | | 2 | South Carolina | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 49 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Missouri | 41 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Ole Miss | 50 | 3 | Georgia | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida | 43 | 6 | Missouri | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |