LOOK: 2022 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament bracket revealed

With the regular season coming to a close this weekend, the bracket for the 2022 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament was revealed Saturday evening. The tournament is set to tip off Wednesday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

The SEC Tournament Bracket is set. Kentucky will play the winner of No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 14 Georgia vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt Friday night around 8:30 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/gGKFX6OG7h

— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) March 6, 2022

The Auburn Tigers earned the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2018 and just the third time in school history after a 27-4 finish to the season. They most recently handed South Carolina an 82-71 loss on Saturday.

Tennessee and Kentucky finished in a tie for second place in the conference, with the Volunteers winning the tiebreaker to claim the second seed. Arkansas is the four seed, and will thus be the final team to automatically advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.

Last year’s SEC Tournament champion, Alabama, enters this year as the No. 6 seed. The Crimson Tide dropped their final two games of the regular season, but could be a difficult out for some of the higher-ranked opponents. They would run into Kentucky in the quarterfinals if they take care of their second round opponent.

The championship game is set to be played at 1 p.m. ET on Selection Sunday. Below is the full TV schedule for the 2022 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

2022 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket and schedule

All times Eastern

First round — Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: No. 12 Missouri vs. No. 13 Missouri | 6 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 2: No. 11 Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 Georgia | 25 minutes after Game 1 on SEC Network

Second round — Thursday, March 10
Game 3: No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Florida | Noon on SEC Network
Game 4: No. 5 LSU vs. Game 1 winner | 25 minutes after Game 3 on SEC Network
Game 5: No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Mississippi State | 6 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 6: No. 6 Alabama vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 on SEC Network

Quarterfinals — Friday, March 11
Game 7: No. 1 Auburn vs. Game 3 winner | Noon on ESPN
Game 8: No. 4 Arkansas vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 on ESPN
Game 9: No. 2 Tennessee vs. Game 5 winner | 6 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 10: No. 3 Kentucky vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 on SEC Network

Semifinals — Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 on ESPN

ACC Tournament Championship Game — Sunday, March 13
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN