(WLTX) -- The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off on Wednesday, and News19 is on your side with everything you need to know.
The tournament is being held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. It is normally the home to the NHL's St. Louis Blues. It is the first time the SEC Tournament has been played west of the Mississippi River.
The SEC bases its seeding off regular season conference records. Auburn and Tennessee shared the best record at 13-5, but Auburn will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The top four seeds don't play until the quarterfinals and seeds four through eight do not play until the second round.
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Here's the complete seeding:
- Auburn
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Arkansas
- Mississippi State
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- LSU
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Vanderbilt
- Ole Miss
Here is the schedule for the entire 2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament (all times Eastern):
First Round - Wednesday, March 7
Game 1 - #12 Georgia vs. #13 Vanderbilt - 7 pm, SEC Network
Game 2 - #11 South Carolina vs. #14 Ole Miss - 25 minutes after the end of Game 1, SEC Network
Second Round - Thursday, March 8
Game 3 - #9 Alabama vs. #8 Texas A&M - 1 pm, SEC Network
Game 4 - Winner of Game 1 vs. #5 Missouri - 25 minutes after the end of Game 3, SEC Network
Game 5 - #10 LSU vs. #7 Mississippi State - 7 pm, SEC Network
Game 6 - Winner of Game 2 vs. #6 Arkansas - 25 minutes after the end of Game 5, SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
Game 7 - Winner of Game 3 vs. #1 Auburn - 1 pm, ESPN
Game 8 - Winner of Game 4 vs. #4 Kentucky - 25 minutes after the end of Game 7, ESPN
Game 9 - Winner of Game 5 vs. #2 Tennessee - 7 pm, SEC Network
Game 10 - Winner of Game 6 vs. #3 Florida - 25 minutes after the end of Game 9, SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
Game 11 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 - 1 pm, ESPN
Game 12 - Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 - 25 minutes after the end of Game 11, ESPN
Championship - Sunday, March 11
Game 13 - Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 - 1 pm, ESPN