SEC Tournament 2015: Bracket, schedule and scores

Can anyone beat Kentucky?

Unless you followed college basketball closely this year, you may have no idea that the SEC has multiple quality teams, rather than just the undefeated group from Lexington.

Yes, Kentucky is unblemished this year and has looked scary at times. But the Wildcats have had their share of close calls, including in conference games against teams like Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M. Arkansas is also a ranked team and would love the chance to avenge an embarrassing 17-point loss a couple weeks back.

The top three teams in the league -- Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia -- are playing for NCAA Tournament positioning, but after that, there are some teams with work left to do. LSU and Texas A&M are both on the bubble and could be looking at a quarterfinals matchup on Friday afternoon. Ole Miss did not receive a first-round bye and stumbled down the stretch, so a win or two in Nashville could help fans rest a little easier in Oxford.

The format

The 14-team tournament starts with the bottom four teams playing on the opening night. The winners will face the Nos. 5 and 6 seeds on day two, with No. 7 facing No. 10 and No. 8 facing No. 9 as well. The four winners from day two will play the top four seeds in the tournament quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semis, then the championship game on Sunday afternoon.

The teams

1. Kentucky Wildcats

2. Arkansas Razorbacks

3. Georgia Bulldogs

4. LSU Tigers

5. Texas A&M Aggies

6. Ole Miss Rebels

7. Vanderbilt Commodores

8. Florida Gators

9. Alabama Crimson Tide

10. Tennessee Volunteers

11. South Carolina Gamecocks

12. Mississippi State Bulldogs

13. Auburn Tigers

14. Missouri Tigers

The bracket

Head here to see the full field at the SEC Tournament.

Schedule and results (all times Eastern)

Wednesday, March 11

Game 1: No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Auburn, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 2: No. 11 South Carolina vs. No. 14 Missouri, 9 p.m., SEC Network

Thursday, March 12

Game 3: No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Alabama, 1 p.m., SEC Network

Game 4: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Game 1 winner, 3 p.m., SEC Network

Game 5: No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Tennessee, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 6: No. 6 Ole Miss vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m., SEC Network

Friday, March 13

Game 7: No. 1 Kentucky vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m., SEC Network

Game 8: No. 4 LSU vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m., SEC Network

Game 9: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network

Game 10: No. 3 Georgia vs. Game 6 winner, 9 p.m., SEC Network

Saturday, March 14

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, March 15

Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

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