2025 SEC women's basketball tournament
| 2025 SEC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Site | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| Champions | South Carolina (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Dawn Staley (9th title) |
| MVP | Chloe Kitts (South Carolina) |
| Attendance | 71,910 |
| Television | SEC Network, ESPN2, ESPN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 South Carolina † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 LSU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Alabama | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Ole Miss | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Tennessee | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason basketball tournament that determined the champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 5–9, 2025. The South Carolina Gamecocks won the tournament and earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1]
Background and venue selection
Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, hosted the tournament for the eighth time. In October 2024, the SEC announced a contract extension with the venue, which secured the arena as the host for the 2026, 2027, and 2028 editions as well.[2] The arena first hosted the tournament in 2005—at that time as the "Bi-Lo Center", prior to its 2013 name change—before hosting the tournament again in 2017.[3] Since then, it has hosted every year since 2019 with the exception of the 2022 tournament, which was held in Nashville.[2]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference record |
Overall record |
Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina‡† | 15–1 | 30–3 | Won coin flip[4] | |
| 2 | Texas† | 15–1 | 31–3 | Lost coin flip[4] | |
| 3 | LSU† | 12–4 | 28–5 | ||
| 4 | Kentucky† | 11–5 | 22–7 | 1–0 vs. Oklahoma | |
| 5 | Oklahoma# | 11–5 | 25–7 | 0–1 vs. Kentucky | |
| 6 | Alabama# | 10–6 | 23–8 | 1–0 vs. Ole Miss | |
| 7 | Ole Miss# | 10–6 | 20–10 | 0–1 vs. Alabama | |
| 8 | Vanderbilt# | 8–8 | 22–10 | 1–0 vs. Tennessee | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 8–8 | 22–9 | 0–1 vs. Vanderbilt | |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 7–9 | 21–11 | ||
| 11 | Florida | 5–11 | 16–17 | ||
| 12 | Georgia | 4–12 | 13–19 | ||
| 13 | Arkansas | 3–13 | 10–22 | 3–1 vs. Auburn/Missouri/Texas A&M | |
| 14 | Auburn | 3–13 | 12–18 | 2–1 vs. Arkansas/Missouri/Texas A&M | 1–0 vs. Missouri |
| 15 | Missouri | 3–13 | 14–18 | 2–1 vs. Arkansas/Auburn/Texas A&M | 0–1 vs. Auburn |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 10–19 | 0–4 vs. Arkansas/Auburn/Missouri | |
| ‡ – 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* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 5 | |||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #9 Tennessee vs. #16 Texas A&M
|
77–37 | SEC Network | 9,082 |
| 2 | 1:30 p.m. | #12 Georgia vs. #13 Arkansas
|
79–74 | ||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | #10 Mississippi State vs. #15 Missouri
|
75–55 | 4,953 | |
| 4 | 8:30 p.m. | #11 Florida vs. #14 Auburn
|
60–50 | ||
| Second round – Thursday, March 6 | |||||
| 5 | 11:00 a.m. | #8 Vanderbilt vs. #9 Tennessee
|
84–76 | SEC Network | 7,649 |
| 6 | 1:30 p.m. | #5 Oklahoma vs. #12 Georgia
|
70–52 | ||
| 7 | 6:00 p.m. | #7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Mississippi State
|
85–73 | 5,127 | |
| 8 | 8:30 p.m. | #6 Alabama vs. #11 Florida
|
61–63 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 | |||||
| 9 | Noon | #1 South Carolina vs. #8 Vanderbilt
|
84–63 | ESPN | 9,853 |
| 10 | 2:30 p.m. | #4 Kentucky vs. #5 Oklahoma
|
65–69 | ||
| 11 | 6:00 p.m. | #2 Texas vs. #7 Ole Miss
|
70–63 | SEC Network | 8,439 |
| 12 | 8:30 p.m. | #3 LSU vs. #11 Florida
|
101–87 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 | |||||
| 13 | 4:30 p.m. | #1 South Carolina vs #5 Oklahoma
|
93–75 | ESPN2 | 13,275 |
| 14 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Texas vs #3 LSU
|
56–49 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 9 | |||||
| 15 | 3:00 p.m. | #1 South Carolina vs #2 Texas
|
64–45 | ESPN | 13,532 |
| *Game times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed[5] | |||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 5 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 6 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 ESPN/SECN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 9 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Carolina | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 84 | 8 | Vanderbilt | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tennessee | 77 | 9 | Tennessee | 76 | 1 | South Carolina | 93 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Texas A&M | 37 | 5 | Oklahoma | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma | 70 | 5 | Oklahoma | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Georgia | 79 | 12 | Georgia | 52 | 1 | South Carolina | 64 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Arkansas | 74 | 2 | Texas | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ole Miss | 85 | 7 | Ole Miss | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi State | 75 | 10 | Mississippi State | 73 | 2 | Texas | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Missouri | 55 | 3 | LSU | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LSU | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama | 61 | 11 | Florida | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Florida | 60 | 11 | Florida | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Sauls, Michael (March 9, 2025). "Business as usual: South Carolina WBB cruises past Texas, wins 2025 SEC championship". lancasteronline.com. The State. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "SEC announces extension with Greenville as site for women's basketball tournament". secsports.com. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "SEC women's tournament by the numbers". The State. 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "No. 6 South Carolina earns share of SEC title, gets No. 1 seed on coin flip". ESPN. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ 2025 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament, secsports.com.