Kentucky's Tournament Journey Begins

0:00On March 8th, the SEC regular season wrapped up, and now the 2026 tournament tips off a national Tennessee starting Wednesday March 11th, Florida earned the top seed with a 16-2 record, followed closely by Alabama and Arkansas at 13-5. Kentucky sits 9th at 10-8, facing an uphill battle right out of the gate. Kentucky draws the 16th-seated LSU Tigers first, Wednesday at 12.30 p.m. Eastern on the SEC Network, a win there sends them against 8th-seated Missouri on Thursday at the same time in Channel. Fans remember Kentucky's last tournament title came back in the 2017-18 season, and they haven't reached the semi-finals since 20, 21-22. Beating Florida in the quarterfinals Friday at 1 p.m. on ESPN would be a huge statement. All games air across the ESPN family of networks, was streaming on Watch ESPN. The full bracket lays out every match-up in time slot for easy tracking. Expect plenty of drama as these teams chase the championship trophy next week.