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NCAA.com | March 12, 2023

2023 SEC tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores for men's basketball

Top dunks of the 2022 NCAA tournament

The 2023 SEC tournament for men's basketball started Wednesday, March 8 and went through Sunday, March 12. Alabama defeated Texas A&M to win the title.

Alabama was the top seed. Tennessee beat Texas A&M in the 2022 championship game.

2023 SEC tournament bracket

2023 SEC tournament bracket through Thursday, March 9

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2023 SEC tournament schedule, scores

All times ET.

Wednesday, March 8

Thursday, March 9

Friday, March 10

Saturday, March 11

Sunday, March 12

SEC tournament: History, champions

Kentucky has won the most SEC tournament titles with 31. But Tennessee is the defending champion, topping Texas A&M in the 2022 final.

YEAR CHAMPION SCORE RUNNER-UP LOCATION
1933 Kentucky 46-27 Mississippi State Atlanta
1934 Alabama 41-25 Florida Atlanta
1936 Tennessee 29-25 Alabama Knoxville, Tenn.
1937 Kentucky 39-25 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
1938 Georgia Tech 58-47 Ole Miss Baton Rouge, La.
1939 Kentucky 46-38 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
1940 Kentucky 51-43 Georgia Knoxville, Tenn.
1941 Tennessee 36-33 Kentucky Louisville, Ky.
1942 Kentucky 36-34 Alabama Louisville, Ky.
1943 Tennessee 33-30 Kentucky Louisville, Ky.
1944 Kentucky 62-46 Tulane Louisville, Ky.
1945 Kentucky 39-35 Tennessee Louisville, Ky.
1946 Kentucky 59-36 LSU Louisville, Ky.
1947 Kentucky 55-38 Tulane Louisville, Ky.
1948 Kentucky 54-43 Georgia Tech Louisville, Ky.
1949 Kentucky 68-52 Tulane Louisville, Ky.
1950 Kentucky 95-58 Tennessee Louisville, Ky.
1951 Vanderbilt 61-57 Kentucky Louisville, Ky.
1952 Kentucky 44-43 LSU Louisville, Ky.
1979 Tennessee 75-69 (OT) Kentucky Birmingham, Ala.
1980 LSU 80-78 Kentucky Birmingham, Ala.
1981 Ole Miss 66-62 Georgia Birmingham, Ala.
1982 Alabama 48-46 Kentucky Lexington, Ky.
1983 Georgia 86-71 Alabama Birmingham, Ala.
1984 Kentucky 51-49 Auburn Nashville, Tenn.
1985 Auburn 53-49 Alabama Birmingham, Ala.
1986 Kentucky 83-72 Alabama Lexington, Ky.
1987 Alabama 69-62 LSU Atlanta
1988 Kentucky 62-57 Georgia Baton Rouge, La.
1989 Alabama 72-60 Florida Knoxville, Tenn.
1990 Alabama 70-51 Ole Miss Orlando, Fla.
1991 Alabama 88-69 Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.
1992 Kentucky 80-54 Alabama Birmingham, Ala.
1993 Kentucky 82-65 LSU Lexington, Ky.
1994 Kentucky 73-60 Florida Memphis, Tenn.
1995 Kentucky 95-93 (OT) Arkansas Atlanta
1996 Mississippi State 84-73 Kentucky New Orleans
1997 Kentucky 95-68 Georgia Memphis, Tenn.
1998 Kentucky 86-56 South Carolina Atlanta
1999 Kentucky 76-63 Arkansas Atlanta
2000 Arkansas 75-67 Auburn Atlanta
2001 Kentucky 77-55 Ole Miss Nashville, Tenn.
2002 Mississippi State 61-58 Alabama Atlanta
2003 Kentucky 64-57 Mississippi State New Orleans
2004 Kentucky 89-73 Florida Atlanta
2005  Florida 70-53  Kentucky Atlanta
2006 Florida 49-47 South Carolina Nashville, Tenn.
2007 Florida 77-56 Arkansas Atlanta
2008  Georgia 66-57 Arkansas Atlanta
2009 Mississippi State 64-61 Tennessee Tampa, Fla.
2010 Kentucky 75-74 (OT) Mississippi State Nashville, Tenn.
2011 Kentucky 70-54 Florida Atlanta
2012 Vanderbilt 71-64 Kentucky New Orleans
2013 Ole Miss 66-63 Florida Nashville, Tenn.
2014  Florida 61-60 Kentucky Atlanta
2015 Kentucky 78-63 Arkansas Nashville, Tenn.
2016 Kentucky 82-77 (OT) Texas A&M Nashville, Tenn.
2017 Kentucky 82-65 Arkansas Nashville, Tenn.
2018 Kentucky 77-72 Tennessee St. Louis
2019 Auburn 84-64 Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.
2021 Alabama 80-79 LSU Nashville, Tenn.
2022 Tennessee 65-50 Texas A&M Tampa, Florida

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