2025 SEC Tournament Predictions: Who Wins Every Game & the Championship?

Originally posted on College Football News
By Pete Fiutak | Last updated Mar 10, 2025 4:24 AM ET

No pressure, but let's just ask the 2025 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament to be among the best college basketball pre-NCAA things ever.

The 16th team in the league - South Carolina - is absolutely capable of ripping off a few wins. Up top, Auburn is reeling a bit, Florida is rocking, Tennessee could use some consistency, and Mississippi State desperately needs some positive momentum, Alabama is incapable of playing an uninteresting game, and on and on and on.

Depending on how the other conference tournaments go, as many as 14 SEC teams could get into the NCAA Tournament, or as few as nine if there's total chaos.

We'll do the big game preview with predictions over the next few days. For now, here's our first thought/first answer call on each SEC Tournament game in. Get ready for a wild few days.

Predicting Every 2025 SEC Tournament Game

SEC Tournament First Round Predictions

Wednesday, March 12

(16) South Carolina vs (9) Arkansas
1:00 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Arkansas

(13) Texas vs (12) Vanderbilt
3:30 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Texas

(15) LSU vs (10) Mississippi State
7:00 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Mississippi State

(14) Oklahoma vs (11) Georgia
9:30 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Georgia

SEC Tournament Second Round Predictions

Thursday, March 13

South Carolina or Arkansas vs (8) Ole Miss
1:00 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Arkansas

Texas or Vanderbilt vs (5) Texas A&M
3:30 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Texas A&M

LSU or Mississippi State vs (7) Missouri
7:00 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Missouri

Oklahoma or Georgia vs (6) Kentucky
9:30 pm, SEC Network
First Thought Prediction: Kentucky

SEC Tournament Quarterfinals Predictions

Friday, March 14
Based on predictions from the first two rounds - these aren’t the actual matchups yet

(9) Arkansas vs (1) Auburn
1:00 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Auburn

(6) Texas A&M vs (4) Tennessee
3:30 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Tennessee

(7) Missouri vs (2) Florida
7:00 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Missouri

(6) Kentucky vs (3) Alabama
9:30 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Alabama

SEC Tournament Semifinals Prediction

Saturday, March 15
Based on predictions from the earlier rounds.

(4) Tennessee vs (1) Auburn
1:00 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Tennessee

(7) Missouri vs (3) Alabama
3;30 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Alabama

SEC Tournament Championship Prediction

Saturday, March 15
Based on predictions from the earlier rounds.

(4) Tennessee vs (3) Alabama
1:00 pm, ESPN
First Thought Prediction: Tennessee

Conference Tournament Predictions
ACC | Big East | Big Ten
Big 12 | Mountain West | SEC