SEC Match 2023: Bracket, schedule, scores, predictions, and extra

The SEC has been one of many nation’s most unpredictable conferences because the 2022-2023 males’s basketball season began, and now it’s time for the league to host its annual match and and hand out its computerized berth to the NCAA match. The 2023 SEC Match runs from March 8-12 in Nashville at Bridgestone Enviornment.

Alabama was picked to complete fifth within the league within the preseason, however they’ll enter the SEC match as the highest seed. The Crimson Tide is more likely to be a No. 1 seed within the NCAA match no matter what occurs in Nashville. Alabama confirmed it may very well be an elite workforce with early season wins over Houston and North Carolina, and it maintained that standing by profitable the convention within the common season with 16 wins in 18 video games. Star wing Brandon Miller is the main scorer amongst all freshmen in DI males’s faculty basketball, and initiatives as a possible top-five NBA draft choose. This has been the season in program historical past on the courtroom for Alabama, nevertheless it’s been overshadowed by former ahead Darius Miles being charged with capital homicide for the Jan. killing of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. Miles was kicked off the workforce after his arrest.

Texas A&M was picked to complete sixth within the league, however will enter the convention match as its No. 2 seed. Head coach Buzz Williams has an rising star level guard in sophomore Wade Taylor. The Aggies are rock stable on each ends of the ground, and thrive crashing the offensive glass and attending to the foul line.

Kentucky was picked to win the league within the preseason, and nonetheless earned the double-bye regardless of an up-and-down season. The most important storyline for the Wildcats is well being: level guards Cason Wallace and Sahvir Wheeler had been each held out late within the common season with accidents. The Wildcats enter the match because the No. 16 offense within the nation regardless of not often taking three-pointers. The workforce nonetheless revolves round reigning nationwide participant of the 12 months Oscar Tshiebwe and his unbelievable rebounding on each ends of the courtroom.

The highest 4 seeds within the SEC match obtain a double-bye. Our newest bracketology projection had eight SEC groups within the NCAA match subject. The winner will get an computerized berth to the massive dance.

You’ll be able to stream the complete SEC Match utilizing WatchESPN.

SEC Match bracket 2023

SEC Match predictions 2023

Our JP Acosta picked Tennessee to win the SEC match:

The sensible factor could be to select Alabama, on account of their consistency and talent to take over video games on each side of the ball. Nonetheless, Tennessee’s protection is primary within the nation in response to KenPom, and so they’ve crushed Alabama lately, holding them 30 factors underneath their scoring common. Rick Barnes has acquired this workforce to be extraordinarily nicely coached, and whereas their offense can lag at instances, that is an skilled group who is aware of tips on how to play deep into the match. Their defensive strain ought to trigger matches for the SEC on their option to the title. — JP Acosta

SEC Match schedule, TV, begin instances, and extra for 2023

First spherical

Recreation 1: No. 13 Ole Miss 67, No. 12 South Carolina 61

Recreation 2: No. 14 LSU 72, No. 11 Georgia 67

Thursday, March 9

Second spherical

Recreation 3: No. 9 Mississippi State 69, No. 8 Florida 68

Recreation 4: No. 5 Tennessee 70, No. 13 Ole Miss 55

Recreation 5: No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Arkansas, 7 pm (SEC Community)

Recreation 6: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 LSU, 9 pm (SEC Community)

Friday, March 10

Quarterfinals

Recreation 7: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 9 Mississippi State, 1 pm (ESPN)

Recreation 8: No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 5 Tennessee, 3 pm (ESPN)

Recreation 9: No. 2 Texas A&M vs, Recreation 5 winner, 7 pm (SEC Community)

Recreation 10: No. 3 Kentucky vs. Recreation 6 winner, 9 pm (SEC Community)

Saturday, March 11

Semifinals

Recreation 11: Recreation 7 winner vs. Recreation 8 winner, 1 pm (ESPN)

Recreation 12: Recreation 9 winner vs. Recreation 10 winner, 3 pm (ESPN)

Sunday, March 12

SEC Championship Recreation

Recreation 13: Recreation 11 winner vs. Recreation 12 winner, 1 pm (ESPN)

Alabama: +170
Tennessee: +280
Kentucky: +450
Texas A&M: +500
Auburn: +1200
Arkansas: +1200
Missouri: +2500
Vanderbilt: +3500
Mississippi State: +4500
Florida: +10000
Ole Miss: +50000
Georgia: +50000
South Carolina: +80000
LSU: +100000