March is here and so is the madness.
March Madness will start next week for men's basketball with conference tournaments. The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament will tip off Wednesday before crowning a champion on Selection Sunday as 13 teams are projected to represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi.
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is bigger and tougher than it's ever been before. The tournament will feature projected top overall seed and defending conference champions Auburn Tigers and at least three other teams also looking to nab a No. 1 seed.
The bracket also grew to 16 teams with the addition of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns, who are both still on the NCAA Tournament bubble and in need of impressive SEC tournament performances to go dancing.
Like the women's bracket, the 5-8 seeds will get first-round byes in the SEC tournament, while the top four seeds get to go straight to the quarterfinals. The Sooners, though, are a lock to be playing in the first round, making their path to a conference title even more less likely.
Here's everything you need to know about the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament before it even tips off, from the schedule, to when and where, to how to watch every game. This schedule will also be updated once the bracket is final after Saturday.
When: March 12-16
Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Watch: SEC Network / ESPN (Fubo)
Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 16 South Carolina
Time: Noon CT
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 2: No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No.13 Texas
Time: 25 minutes after Game 1
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 LSU
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 4: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Oklahoma
Time: 25 minutes after Game 3
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 5: No. 8 Ole Miss vs. Arkansas or South Carolina
Time: Noon CT
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 6: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt or Texas
Time: 25 minutes after Game 5
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 7: No. 7 Missouri vs. Mississippi State or LSU
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky vs. Georgia or Oklahoma
Time: 25 minutes after Game 7
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 9: No. 1 Auburn vs. TBD
Time: Noon CT
Watch: ESPN (Fubo)
Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee vs. TBD
Time: 25 minutes after Game 9
Watch: ESPN (Fubo)
Game 11: No. 2 Florida vs. TBD
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Game 12: No. 3 Alabama vs. TBD
Time: 25 minutes after Game 11
Watch: SEC Network (Fubo)
Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 13: TBD vs. TBD
Time: Noon CT
Watch: ESPN (Fubo)
Game 14: TBD vs. TBD
Time: 25 minutes after Game 13
Watch: ESPN (Fubo)
Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Time: Noon CT
Watch: ESPN (Fubo)