SEC Tournament: Upsets Shake Up Bracket

0:00On March 13th, the 2026 SEC men's basketball tournament is underway at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for to earn the top seed, followed by Alabama, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt. All 16 conference teams are in action, with the top four seeds skipping the first two rounds and the next four getting a first round by. The winner grabs an automatic spot in the NCAA tournament. First round play wrapped up Wednesday with some surprises. 9th seeded Kentucky top 16th seeded LSU 87 to 82. 12th seeded Auburn, B 13th seeded Mississippi State 77 to 61. 15th seeded Ole Miss stunned. 10th seeded Texas 76 to 66, and 11th seeded Oklahoma handled 14th seeded South Carolina. 86 to 74. Fans are buzzing over the upsets, especially Ole Miss advancing as a low seed. These results shake up the bracket and boost underdogs chances for a deep run. The tournament champ locks in one of 31 automatic NCAA bids, with the full 68 teamfills at

1:05after Sunday's finale. Second round games on Thursday delivered more drama. Kentucky edged 8th seeded Missouri 78 to 72. 5th seeded Tennessee down Auburn 72 to 62. Ole Miss pulled another stunner over 7th seeded Georgia 76 to 72. Texas A&M and Oklahoma wrapped it up later that night. Quarter finals tip off Friday at noon on ESPN, with top seeded Florida face in Kentucky, then Vanderbilt versus Tennessee. Alabama takes on Ole Miss at 6 p.m., followed by Arkansas against the Texas A&M Oklahoma winner. Semi's hit Saturday, leading to Sunday's noon championship on ESPN, right before the NCAA selection show.