The 2019 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 13–17, 2019. Auburn defeated Tennessee, 84–64, in the championship game to earn an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds Seed School Conferencerecord Tiebreaker(s)1LSU‡†16–22Kentucky†15–31–1 vs. Tennessee, 2–0 vs. Auburn3Tennessee†15–31–1 vs. Kentucky, 0–1 vs. Auburn4South Carolina†11–71–0 vs. Auburn5Auburn#11–70–1 vs. South Carolina6Mississippi State#10–81–1 vs. Ole Miss, 1–1 vs. South Carolina7Ole Miss#10–81–1 vs. Mississippi State, 0–1 vs. South Carolina8Florida#9–99Arkansas#8–101–0 vs. Alabama10Alabama#8–100–1 vs. Arkansas11Texas A&M6–1212Missouri5–1313Georgia2–1614Vanderbilt0–18‡ – SEC regular season champion, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Schedule Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance First round – Wednesday, March 1316:00 pm12 Missouri vs. 13 Georgia71–61SEC Network10,84928:30 pm11 Texas A&M vs. 14 Vanderbilt69–52 Second round – Thursday, March 143Noon8 Florida vs. 9 Arkansas66–50SEC Network12,72042:30 pm5 Auburn vs. 12 Missouri81–7156:00 pm7 Ole Miss vs. 10 Alabama62–5714,81368:30 pm6 Mississippi State vs. 11 Texas A&M80–54 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 157Noon1 LSU vs. 8 Florida73–76ESPN16,49082:30 pm4 South Carolina vs. 5 Auburn64–7396:00 pm2 Kentucky vs. 10 Alabama73–55SEC Network19,575108:30 pm3 Tennessee vs. 6 Mississippi State83–76 Semifinals – Saturday, March 1611Noon8 Florida vs. 5 Auburn62–65ESPN20,933122:30 pm2 Kentucky vs. 3 Tennessee78–82 Championship – Sunday, March 1713Noon5 Auburn vs. 3 Tennessee84–64ESPN19,452 *Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
Game summaries
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
See also 2019 SEC women's basketball tournament
References