It's not March Madness until predictions are wrong.
The SEC Women's Basketball Tournament tips off Wednesday with a massive 16-team bracket for the first time ever. So with more teams and games than ever before, here's how I see every game of the tournament going and who I predict to be SEC champions come Sunday.
You can find an entire schedule and how to watch every game of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament here.
🚨 The Bracket.
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First round
No. 9 Tennessee over No. 16 Texas A&M
No. 13 Arkansas over No. 12 Georgia
No. 10 Mississippi State over No. 15 Missouri
No. 14 Auburn over No. 11 Florida
The most notable game of the first round for Sooner Nation is the Arkansas-Georgia matchup that decides who Oklahoma gets in the second round. Georgia beat Arkansas by one point this season in Athens, but now on a neutral court, Arkansas gets revenge.
Second round
No. 9 Tennessee over No. 8 Vanderbilt
No. 5 Oklahoma over No. 13 Arkansas
No. 7 Ole Miss over No. 10 Mississippi State
No. 8 Alabama over No. 14 Auburn
Whether Arkansas really upsets Georgia or not, Oklahoma hammered both of them during the regular season.
Tennessee might be the best 9 seed in the country. Vanderbilt narrowly beat the Volunteers 71-70 in Nashville during the regular season. But not again in the postseason.
Quarterfinals
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 9 Tennessee
Tennessee might be the best 9 seed in the country, but South Carolina could be the best team in the country period.
No. 5 Oklahoma over No. 4 Kentucky
Kentucky beat Oklahoma this season in Norman, but the Sooners haven't lost since heading into March Madness on a seven-game winning streak. The Sooners are on a roll and Kentucky won't stop them this time.
No. 2 Texas over No. 7 Ole Miss
Ole Miss would need a miracle to knock off Texas early.
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 3 LSU
There has to be some madness somewhere. Alabama already beat LSU once in overtime just last week. This Kim Mulkey team isn't as good as the last two seasons, and the Crimson Tide might just have the Tigers' number. I'd also just like more reasons to cheer against Kim Mulkey.
Semifinals
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 5 Oklahoma
This is where Oklahoma's winning streak and tournament run comes to an end. The Gamecocks are just too much and beat OU 101-60 the last time they met.
No. 2 Texas over No. 8 Alabama
Alabama accomplished a major upset, but not another one. Texas and South Carolina seem destined for the finals.
Championship
No. 2 Texas over No. 1 South Carolina
Despite getting the No. 2 seed because of a coin flip, Texas is the best team in this conference and the country. These two teams split two games during the regular season, but the Longhorns won the last meeting 66-62 in the midst of their current 13-game winning streak that started after that loss to South Carolina.