2026 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2026 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference which was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 4–8, 2026. The winner of this tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

No. 3 Texas defeated defending champions No. 1 South Carolina 78–61 in the championship game, earning their first SEC title since joining the conference in 2024.

Seeds Seed School SEC Record Tiebreakers1South Carolina #‡ 15–12Vanderbilt ‡ 13–3 1–0 vs. Texas3Texas ‡ 13–3 0–1 vs. Vanderbilt4LSU ‡ 12–45Oklahoma † 11–56Tennessee † 8–8 2–1 vs. Ole Miss/Georgia/Kentucky7Ole Miss † 8–8 2–2 vs. Tennessee/Georgia/Kentucky 1–0 vs. Oklahoma8Georgia † 8–8 2–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Kentucky0–1 vs. Oklahoma9 Kentucky 8–8 1–2 vs. Tennessee/Ole Miss/Georgia10Texas A&M 7–9 1–0 vs. Alabama11Alabama 7–9 0–1 vs. Texas A&M12Florida 5–11 1–0 vs. Mississippi State13Mississippi State 5–11 0–1 vs. Florida14Missouri4–1215Auburn 3–13 16Arkansas 1–15 # – 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.

Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 4, 2026 1 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Arkansas 94−64SECN10,322 2 1:30 p.m. No. 12 Florida vs. No. 13 Mississippi State 86–68 3 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Auburn 49–505,072 4 8:30 p.m. No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 14 Missouri 65–48Second round – Thursday, March 5, 2026 5 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Kentucky 61−76SECN6,928 6 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Florida 82−64 7 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Auburn 73–575,810 8 8:30 p.m. No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Alabama 64–76Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6, 2026 9 12:00 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Kentucky 87–64ESPN11,154 10 2:30 p.m. No. 4 LSU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 112–78 11 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 78–89SECN 12 8:30 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. No. 11 Alabama83–60Semifinals – Saturday, March 7, 2026 13 4:30 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 LSU 83–77ESPN213,333 14 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. No. 7 Ole Miss85–68Championship – Sunday, March 8, 2026 15 3:00 p.m. No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas 61–78 ESPN 13,567*Game times in EST.#-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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