American college basketball postseason tournament
The 2023 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina , from March 1 through 5, 2023.[ 1] South Carolina won the tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's tournament .
Seeds
Seed
School
Conference record
Overall record
Tiebreaker
1
South Carolina‡†
16–0
29–0
2
LSU†
15–1
27–1
3
Tennessee†
13–3
21–10
4
Ole Miss†
11–5
22–7
5
Mississippi State#
9–7
20–9
1–1 vs. Tennessee
6
Alabama#
9–7
20–9
0–1 vs. Tennessee, 1–0 vs. Georgia
7
Georgia#
9–7
20–10
0–1 vs. Tennessee, 0–1 vs. Alabama
8
Arkansas#
7–9
20–11
9
Missouri#
6–10
17–12
10
Auburn#
5–11
15–13
1–0 vs. Florida
11
Florida
5–11
16–13
0–1 vs. Auburn
12
Vanderbilt
3–13
12–18
13
Texas A&M
2–14
7–19
1–0 vs. Kentucky
14
Kentucky
2–14
10–18
0–1 vs. Texas A&M
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.
Schedule
Game
Time*[ 2]
Matchup#
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 1
1
11:00 am
No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas A&M
70–77
SEC Network
8,125
2
1:30 pm
No. 11 Florida vs. No. 14 Kentucky
57–72
Second round – Thursday, March 2
3
12:00 pm
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Missouri
85–74
SEC Network
5,531
4
2:30 pm
No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Texas A&M
72–79
5
6:00 pm
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Auburn
63–47
7,691
6
8:30 pm
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 14 Kentucky
71–58
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
7
12:00 pm
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 8 Arkansas
93–66
SEC Network
7,481
8
2:30 pm
No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Texas A&M
77–60
9
6:00 pm
No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 Georgia
83–66
6,299
10
8:30 pm
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Kentucky
80–71
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
11
4:30 pm
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Ole Miss
80–51
ESPNU
10,471
12
7:00 pm
No. 2 LSU vs No. 3 Tennessee
67–69
Championship – Sunday, March 5
13
3:00 pm
No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 3 Tennessee
74–58
ESPN
12,203
*Game times in ET . # – Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 1SECN Second round Thursday, March 2 SECNQuarterfinals Friday, March 3 SECNSemifinals Saturday, March 4ESPNU Championship Sunday, March 5ESPN 1 South Carolina 93 8 Arkansas 85 8 Arkansas 66 9 Missouri 74 1 South Carolina 80 4 Ole Miss 51 4 Ole Miss 77 5 Mississippi State 72 13 Texas A&M 60 12 Vanderbilt 70 13 Texas A&M 79 1 South Carolina 74 13 Texas A&M 77 3 Tennessee 58 2 LSU 83 7 Georgia 63 7 Georgia 66 10 Auburn 47 2 LSU 67 3 Tennessee 69 3 Tennessee 80 6 Alabama 58 14 Kentucky 71 11 Florida 57 14 Kentucky 71 14 Kentucky 72
References