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ACC and SEC Tournament Preview: Louisville, Kentucky, and More
Conference tournaments are underway! Here's a look at the schedules for Louisville and Kentucky in the ACC and SEC tournaments, respectively.
Louisville (22-9) is the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament and received a first-round bye.
Kentucky (19-12) is the No. 9 seed in the SEC Tournament.
Louisville will face SMU in the second round of the ACC Tournament, after SMU defeated Syracuse.
Kentucky will face LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
Games will be played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte (ACC) and Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (SEC).
In-Depth Analysis
## ACC Tournament Louisville finished the regular season strong and earned a first-round bye as the No. 6 seed. Their first game is against SMU on Wednesday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m. ET, broadcast on ESPN/ESPNU. If they win, they'll advance to play No. 3 Miami on Thursday.
**Full ACC Tournament Schedule:**
**Tuesday, March 10**
First Round
No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 15 Pitt (ACC Network)
No. 11 SMU vs. No. 14 Syracuse (ACC Network)
No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Wake Forest (ACC Network)
**Wednesday, March 11**
Second Round
No. 7 N.C. State vs. Stanford-Pitt winner (ESPN/ESPN)
No. 6 Louisville vs. SMU-Syracuse winner (ESPN/ESPNU)
No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 California (ESPN2/ESPNU)
No. 5 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech-Wake Forest winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)
**Thursday, March 12**
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Virginia vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
No. 3 Miami vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
No. 1 Duke vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
No. 4 North Carolina vs. Wednesday 9:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
**Friday, March 13**
Semifinals
Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
Thursday evening winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
**Saturday, March 14**
Championship
Semifinal winners (ESPN)
## SEC Tournament Kentucky enters the SEC Tournament as the No. 9 seed after a loss to Florida. They will play No. 16 LSU in the first round on Wednesday, March 11, at 12:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. A win would pit them against No. 8 Missouri on Thursday.
**Full SEC Tournament Schedule:**
**First Round — Wednesday, March 11**
Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 16 LSU | 12:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network
Game 2: No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 13 Mississippi State | 25 minutes after Game 1 on SEC Network
Game 3: No. 10 Texas vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 South Carolina | 24 minutes after Game 3 on SEC Network
**Second Round — Thursday, March 12**
Game 5: No. 8 Missouri vs. Game 1 winner | 12:30 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 6: No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 on SEC Network
Game 7: No. 7 Georgia vs. Game 3 winner | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 8: No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 on SEC Network
**Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13**
Game 9: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 on ESPN
Game 11: No. 2 Alabama vs. Game 7 winner | 7 p.m. on SEC Network
Game 12: No. 3 Arkansas vs. Game 8 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 on SEC Network
**Semifinals — Saturday, March 14**
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 25 minutes after Game 13 on ESPN
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